One of the hallmarks of the writings of Leftwingers, Progressives, ‘Liberals’ - whatever label they may identify with - is purveyance of selective memory and facts. They are experts at - and have a long legacy of - redacting history even while simultaneously accusing nationalist Indian Hindus of rewriting it.
And so it is that we see in Vivek-bab’s latest column a resurrection of Frederick Noronha as the noble, pioneering and crusading publisher. Now, I believe in redemption. Human beings change, sometimes for the better, and the capacity to reinvent oneself in an Act 2 is something to be celebrated. But in the Leftwing universe, the unsavory past is never accounted for. It is artfully excised from the historical spacetime continuum. Leftists never believe in atonement or even the barest acknowledgement of their ugly past, something they routinely demand from the rest of us especially if you are Hindu, 10 times more if you are Hindu & bamon (poor Timappa). Before this second coming, Frederick was the Smearer-in-Chief here on Goanet. I remember the days when he saw RSS lurking under every table and a Hindutvavadi under every rock in Goa. To belong to either of those camps was deemed here to be worse than the Islamic terrorists of 9/11. He called himself a “journalist” when what he practiced was the most scurrilous form of slander and gossip. I should know, as I was often a recipient of his benedictions. To his misfortune and misjudgment, I turned out to be un-cancellable. To Frederick’s credit - and in this he was a welcome departure from the Progressive swamp - he never sought to ban me from Goanet when he had (and presumably still has) the power to do so. I appreciate this positive instinct of Frederick. Let me make clear that I do not despise Frederick. Whenever we run into one another in Panjim, we are cordial and end up making pleasant conversation. I wish him the very best in his current enterprise. In fact, I have purchased several publications from his outfit. Likewise, Vivek-bab and I share an abiding love of Goa and the Arts, and I happen to think of him as a man of deep culture, fundamental differences in our political outlook and Weltanschauung notwithstanding. Best, r - Goan nationalist, Hindu, bamon, pro-patriarchy, right-wing fundamentalist
