<"SPECK IN THE OTHERS EYE,IGNORING THE MOTE IN YOUR OWN" With utmost respect I beg to submit that 'there are none so blind as those who refuse to see, and none so deaf as those who refuse to hear". And so on it can go on. Since I am sufficiently stimulated by the loud talk of the Article into NOT wanting to be categorised as" ,,,none so dumb as those who refuse to speak", I am constrained to FOCUS attention to some of the FALLACIES underying the viewpoint of Mr Philip Thomas, which are discernible to my limited and UNTUTORED perception:...>[gerry ferns, June 23]
Welcome to the discussion about aviation in Goa! Wish you had spoken up earlier these past few months. The disconnect might have been a little less. But better late than never, as they say! Hope you will find time to familiarise yourself with the archives before jumping to conclusions again on this subject. Your post can basically be carved into three parts. The bulk of it, items (c) to (k), is a forceful justification for an airport at Mopa. My quick reaction is that I agree with you 100% on these 9 specific points. The only trouble is, of late nobody (least of all yours truly) is questioning the need for Mopa! So all you have succeeded in doing is demolishing a straw man which might be a source of great satisfaction anyway. The other problem is that your post is such an elaborate justification for Mopa that you have left yourself open to criticism about a 'blind spot', specifically, your apparent blind spot about the role of the miltary in the constraints faced by Dabolim in particular and civil aviation in India in general. All I will say for the time being is that it doesnt help to make "mother hood statements" such as under items (a) and (b). The onus of proof about effective dual use and integrated security is on the military and not for civilians to accept as gospel from them. In my books, the Air Force seems to be visibly demonstrating much more flexibility at Pune than the Navy is showing in Dabolim! Maybe the concentrated industry lobby there is much more potent than the fragmented tourism and travel lobby here. If you have concrete information regarding Dabolim pls do feel free to share it. This brings me to the final point at (l) in which you have said: <l}[Fallacy] that it is utterly neccessary to protect the STATUS QUO and not build another Airport in North Goa, as this would be against the interests of ALL GOANS/INDIANS. COME ON MR THOMAS RESPECT THE READERS OF GOANET.LET NOT MILK BE PASSED OFF AS SEASONED WINE!!!!!!!!!!!! > You have to come clean and say whether you want Dabolim to continue with civilian flights ( remember your own rhetoric about dual use?) or whether you want to relinquish Dabolim to the Navy for interminable training of carrier based pilots in the heart of an international tourist attraction. P.S. If you see milk as wine you may have a real problem of visual acuity! Cheers!
