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The problem is that siilence is also taken as consent! My concern with the
Voice of Bigotry that is taking over Goanet now (okay, we've always had it with
us, but never on such an organised, coordinated, unabashed scale) is the manner
in which it shapes and distorts the debate.
It changes Goanet from being a carinsN sharing, helpful place into bring a yorr
bigots are worse than mine... the outsider is dirtier than us... logic.
If you respond and answer (and help shift the agenda further) you're damned,
and if you keep silent (and help create the impression that we agree with pure,
undiluted bigotry) you're also damned.
I wonder if Rajan Parrikar ever thought about the acute shortage of public
toilets in urban Goa. (The sulabh sauchalayas, pay toilets, are a welcome
addition, but still inadequate.)
In what way is Parrikar's rhetoric any different from Catholic bigotry against
(poorer) Hindus who lack acess to sanitation? Or, the Hindu bewilderment with
Catholic pig-rearing tendencies (have you heard Shashikala Kakodkar talk in
assembly?)
The problem doesn't lie with "non-Goan" pee-ers. It lies in our own bigotry, in
our inability to frame issues (did someone talk about engineers having
tunnel-vision?). and in our lack of a decent sanitation infrastructure.
It's very easy to blame others... It's very easy to build paranoia. Can we go
beyond it? FN
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From: Reena Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:53:17
To:"Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Have hose, will pee (all over Panjim)
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Vidyadhar,
In such cases, the old adage: Silence is golden, would be highly recommended
:-)
Reena
Vidyadhar Gadgil wrote:
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> ? From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> ? Vidyadhar Gadgil wrote:
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> ?? ?Such labelling is not helpful in discussions.
> ?
> ? An Indian Marxist expecting others to refrain
> ? from name-calling - how cute is that, eh? A
> ? few more of these bromides and some may come
> ? to believe that you have something to say.
> ?
> ?? ?Such juvenilia, while amusing enough, scarcely
> ?? ?merits a response.
> ?
> ? Let not juvenilia stand in the way of you and
> ? your ordure. Follow the doo-doo trail left by
> ? Mommy Teesta, Perfusser Punyani, or any other
> ? skunk from the desi Marxist bordello.
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> I found Rajan Parrikar's prejudices (as expressed in the mail that began
> this thread) quite offensive, and tried to point out the dangers
> inherent in them. This was followed by substance-less invective from
> him. A second attempt to explain my view has resulted in the offensive
> outpourings seen above, which remind me of a spoilt brat who sticks his
> tongue out and descends to abuse instead of sticking to civilised
> discussion.
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> There seems to me to be no purpose in continuing a conversation with a
> person who cannot respect the basic decencies of civilised debate (and
> yet talks of other people's s***). I will therefore refrain from
> replying to any of his mails in future until he learns better manners.
> If he considers this to be a victory for his frankly bigoted social
> attitudes, so be it!
>
> If other Goanetters wish to continue with the issues raised in this
> thread, I shall be happy to respond to them if required.
>
> --
> Question everything -- Karl Marx
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