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This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I totally understand the points that RKN raises; except the part about "sweetie" which appears at the bottom of the post. Without getting elaborate, I would suggest there is no cause for its usage and no point getting incriminated. In my humble opinion, ts good to help anyone understand ideas without getting too comfortable. Venantius J Pinto Message: 5 Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:29:50 +0530 From: "Radhakrishnan Nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Superb, Sunith!/To Selma To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed <<Selma wrote: Sunith's views do not reflect those of all Goans and why should the views of those Goans who feel differently about the Portuguese be any less legitimate? I'm not communal but as a non-Goan, I think it is insensitive of you to hurt the sensitivities of Goans who have very different memories of history.>> Dear Selma, As a relatively newcomer to Goanet, you may not know this but I'm tired of explaining this umpteen times. These days I steer clear of discussion on this topic to avoid adding heat, but Sunith's eloquent response prompted an appreciative note. Well, Selma dear, I'm not against the Portuguese per se and I've nothing against that beautiful country and the friendly people over there. I'm sure Sunith and Mario also hold the same view. What we're opposing is the tendency of some Goans to defend the indefensible. There's no way you can defend colonialism in this day and age and it's futile to even attempt to gloss over the fact that Goa was a Portuguese colony and that Goans were not in charge of their lives under the Portuguese. Your excuse that "people have fond memories" is as lame as the rants of some senile old Anglophile reminiscing about the good ol' days of the Raj. As for your query, "Sunith's views do not reflect those of all Goans and why should the views of those Goans who feel differently about the Portuguese be any less legitimate?" I would like to quote Mario: You can have your own views but you can't have your own set of facts. One of the first lessons being taught in journalism schools is: Facts are sacred, comments free! So the question of Sunith's views or yours being legitimate or otherwise does not arise. How come my appreciation of Sunith's views hurt your sentiments while you've not commented on the original post from Sunith? What has me being a non-Goan got to do with it? Will it be okay if a Cecil or a Fred or a Pedro said the same thing while an RKN or a Vidyadhar can't say the same? That's discrimination, sweetie! Regards, RKN