Hello Selma, I hate engaging in debate on Goanet, preferring instead to be a silent observer. I have observed the KNOW-ALLS on this forum and their much Googled and researched posts. There seems to be a misconception that the person who has the last say in an argument, and it may be full of codswallop and balderash, settles (wins) the debate. How else can you explain posts that add no value but only serve to score points by deflating the egos of the other KNOW-ALLS.
I have no intention of winning any debates but this post by Selma, drew me into this and I wish to state a few things to her and the others. Selma writes <I wish instead of the expected self-righteous <responses that we saw, at least one Goan in Goa had <stood up and said, yes, I too am fed-up. I too am fed <,up that after 50 years of independence we don't have <an infrastructure that could sustain some sort of <industry, that we don't have an education system that <earns merit beyond Karwar, that we don't have <politicians who can garner respect or serve one term <without being embroiled in some dirty scam. I'm fed-up <that our youth don't have employment opportunities, <that when they leave the house we're not sure they'll <return because the roads have claimed so many of their <lives. Ok. I stand up. I am fed up. Now, just tell me what am i to do. Where do i go? Dubai or Canada? Do you know any other better place? <Most of all I'm fed-up that I don't have hope <in my heart for the generations of Goans that will <come after me. Instead, all I have to pass onto them <is a legacy of hopelessness. I disagree. I live in Goa. I see the sorry state of affairs here. But i will not give up. Why, you ask? Because, as hopeless as you may be, there are others who are hopeful. I trust my generation, I am 23 and I have friends who are aware of the need of the hour for Goa. Its an uphill task, but someone has to do the dirty work. You may have given up, but we wont. Sounds dreamy and far-fetched? Does not matter how it sounds. What matters is to fight and not give up. <Yes, strike out at all the Goans who do not live in <Goa. Stomp the moral higher ground if it makes you <feel better. But at the end of the day, it's your <living in denial and apathy that will be Goa's <Apocalypse. 1) Goans are not in denial mode. Its too late for that. Some Goans are not in give-up mode either :) 2)No one is striking out at anyone here. Roland made a post on how much Goa sucks and its only fair that fellow Goans say what they feel. From the previous posts, I do not see any malice towards those who do not live in Goa. Remember, Goan in Goa or Goan in Canada or Dubai or USA. Goan after all. Jason. Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- Aristo wrote: > Aristo responds: > Yes, the peace of not doing anything to change the > ill's that plague Goa, > besides writing articles belittling the Goans in Goa > and regarding all of > them as following a herd mentality. > ------------------------------------------- Ah, the net is such a tool that in one fell swoop and one email, we can pronounce judgment on the entire life and works of another Goan. We can judge that in the entire lifetime of this person all that he has done is write articles and belittle the Goans in Goa. Well, I've known Roland Francis for longer than one email on a Cyber forum. At my last count I think I've know him for seven years and I don't doubt the sincerity of Roland's love for Goa. Nor do I doubt the many times he's reached in his pockets to help fellow Goans be they in Goa or first-time immigrants to Canada. If one fine day, he writes some harsh truths, it is the overflowing of frustration in seeing something you love deteriorate. I wish instead of the expected self-righteous responses that we saw, at least one Goan in Goa had stood up and said, yes, I too am fed-up. I too am fed up that after 50 years of independence we don't have an infrastructure that could sustain some sort of industry, that we don't have an education system that earns merit beyond Karwar, that we don't have politicians who can garner respect or serve one term without being embroiled in some dirty scam. I'm fed-up that our youth don't have employment opportunities, that when they leave the house we're not sure they'll return because the roads have claimed so many of their lives. Most of all I'm fed-up that I don't have hope in my heart for the generations of Goans that will come after me. Instead, all I have to pass onto them is a legacy of hopelessness. Yes, strike out at all the Goans who do not live in Goa. Stomp the moral higher ground if it makes you feel better. But at the end of the day, it's your living in denial and apathy that will be Goa's Apocalypse. Selma ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. 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