Foriano says: "And come to think of it, it is not surprising that some ex-pat Goans have taken it on themselves to lecture us at Goa Su-Raj on the need of a 'national party' to rule us in Goa. Whatever happened to the regional pride, I wonder!"
If the reference is to my comments earlier i would like to coment some more: The idea that a regional party with a state centric agenda will benefit he state has been debunked in the past. If history is any indicator allmost all regional outfits have started out with lofty principles and have degenerated into dynastic corrupt regimes pandering to chauvinist aspirations of their constituents.Regional pride has never helped anyone! Frederick was correct in saying that one must appeal to all sections of society in order to be politically acceptable. One can not just aspire to win power and rule solely based on a set of principles ,however ideal those may be. As far as the portuguese punishments go, does Floriano believe it was ok for the portuguese police to detain two seemingly innocent individuals and violate their human rights by shaving off their xendis? Is this the kind of policing that Flriano wants to implement? Bhausaheb bandodkar was a visionay and a product of his times. To heap scorn on him not only reflects a poor understanding of goas history but is also an indicator of a biased mindset. Bhau may not have been flawless but to tar all his actions with ne brush is unfair. -vivek __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
