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Dear Vidyadhar I am not sure the posts reveal a deep contempt for the will of the people. I currently accept the will of the people but do not accept the system which allows politicans to get elected. It is a power/money system which I have contempt for since it is corrupt from top to bottom and to the core. No surprize then I am not happy with the results. The fault is with the system of which the electorate is a part and a pawn, the fault is not with the electorate alone. What we have in Goa is not representative democracy of the people, but representation for and by power and money. By the way this is the problem in the USA, UK, etc. too where the average citizen is effectively disenfranchised and Microsoft, the Pentagon, Citibank, WTO, IMF, etc. set the rules for "democracy". We need to advance the date of the people's revolution. Regards, George --- Vidyadhar Gadgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A large number of posts on goanet related to the post-election scenario > seem to consider the Goan electorate a bunch of idiots for electing the > people they did. Initially I thought it was a case of severe sour > grapes, but it is not only that. The posts reveal a deep contempt for > the will of the people. > > This is saddening. I can well understand people feeling upset that the > mandate given by the electorate is not along the lines they wanted it to > be. But here a certain amount of humility is called for, which even our > much-reviled politicians have, at least in their public pronouncements. > If the results do not satisfy you, examine where you/the forces you > favour have gone wrong, how you failed to communicate the message, and > how you can do better next time. But respect and pay heed to the voice > of the people. > > Berating the electorate at large for being uneducated, ignorant, > favouring nincompoops and crooks (read people the poster is opposed to) > etc. only reveals a deep contempt for democracy. ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
