Hi, All! This is Martinho de Souza from Oz calling!
Greetings from Down Under! While civilized foreign tourists and stayers are welcome in Goa, Goa should be there for Goans - whether resident there or overseas. Have no doubt about it: Imperialism at one time was White but today it's of all hues:- Brown Imperialism in Goa, Kashmir, Jumma, Nagalandi Black Imperialism in Nigeria Yellow Imperialism in Tibet. The so-called "Liberation" of Goa in 1963 is an example of aggrandisatization by a neigbouring country which invaded and occupied Goa not because she loved Goa but because she loved herself -- it is a neocolonialistic adventure to which Britain (in spite of having bilateral mutual-help military treaty with Portugal) and the restof the world turned a blind eye. This occupation has resulted in the persecution of a gentle people and the denial to them of their fundamental rightrs. Call, if you are brainwashed to do so, call the 450-year connection between Portugal and Goa a European dictatorship but this was a benevolent dictatorship where Goans enjoyed sossego and the fiesta plus siestas. No longer is Goa 2005 happy -- its present condition is in many respects worse than the previous one: as one disillusioned 'freedomfighter' put it, "its a case of falling from thje frypan into the fire." It's high time Goans have a second liberation (this time a genuine one) resulting in self-respect, self-confidence, self-filfilment and self- determination. Let's pray that the transition to self-goverance is not a bloody one but a granting of total freedom based on goodwill, pragmatism, reconciliation and recognition of the fact that Goa, a small country with a small name, can be viable and capable of looking after herself without dictation from big brother. Timor is today a tiny poverty-stricken country but the brave Timorese prefer freedom to the cruel occupation by a giant Fascist neighbour -- a brownskinned neoimperialistic Indonesia -- another Asian nation guilty of grievious crimes against humanity . If Timor L'este, a tiny poor undevoloped ministate, can fight for independence so can "little Goa" We Goans must present their demand of self- goverance to the UNO, EU, UK, NZ. USA, NGO's & others for endorsement and, if necessary, appeal to the International Court of Justice. Goans born or living in Goa can rest assured that their case for freedom will be supported by us of the Diaspora. VIVA GOA! Martinho
