I do not believe in tithes and the buying of indulgences. Likewise, I do not subscribe to the view that good goenkarponn (if there is anything like that!) consists of sending dollar remittances to charities back home. I disagree with Cecil's berating of Gilbert. Who are we to judge what others have done "for Goa"? If I were to be judged by the same yardstick, I would probably come across as the stingiest Uncle Scrooge around. So, is it fair to set criteria for others? When Cecil constrasts Gilbert to other Aldonkars, is he (i) flattering other Aldonkars into being "more generous"? (ii) saying that everyone should support the causes he supports to get a good word out of him? Well, as everyone knows, I believe that investing in reading-rooms and magazine centres for schools is the best investment anyone can make in a Goan context, when it comes to building social capital here. Yet, I'm certainly not going to judge people on the basis of how much they share my views on this or other points. Maybe, I'm more than a bit fundamentalist when it comes to discussing with people who don't agree with the primacy I give to secularism. Or, the need to question the infallability of Science. But that is another point. Cecil, your earlier disagreements apart, I don't think it's fair to castigate Gilbert in the manner you have. Peace ani moipas. FN
On 21/07/07, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: All Gilbert has > ever given back to Aldona (or Goa for that matter) > is his gratuitous, and > mostly vague, advice. There are non resident > Aldonkars who are not as rich > but are generous when appeals are made. Gilbert is > generous only with his > preachy (and always unasked for) advice and > opinions, and not with his > cheque book. This is very uncharacteristic, as > Aldonkars are known for > their philanthropy. > --------------------------- I wish to categorically refute this unfounded accusation made, without any proof whatsoever. This, as I have said many times before is what is wrong with the internet, where people can make all sorts of unfounded accusations and then there they hang heavy in cyberspace, like scarlet letters hanging around cyber necks or real necks even. I have it on very good record that Gilbert has contributed substantially in dollar amount to a certain project. I do not know anything else about Gilbert, except for this bit of information, which I hope Gilbert does not mind me sharing in his defense. People on this forum seem to see it as their right to make all sorts of accusations in public, anything from theft to character assassinations. It is ofcourse a good thing that they live in Goa, where any defamation law suit can be dealt with by bribing the appropriate MLA. This post is not such much in defense of Gilbert but more to illustrate the point of spurious character assassinations on Goanet, which one is then not obliged to substantiate with any proof. selma
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