There is some confusion over the words and labels being used here. People's movements tend to often be "non-party political formations". On the other hand, some of the "people's movements" that have sprouted in Goa in recent times are barely-disguised fronts of various political parties or politicians.
The issue is not whether a group is "political" or not, but whether it toes a party-line or not. I do not see how any movement which takes a strong stance on poltiical issues can be apolitical. But it could, and should, be non-party. That is, its stances should not be manipulated by the electoral or other interests of one or the other political party. This is essential for any people's movement wanting to retain its credibility. FN On 01/02/2008, anand virgincar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Goanetters, > > To start with , allow me to pen down the definition of " apolitical " > according to several english dictionaries my daughter has lovingly > provided me with . While all of them agree that the word involved > in this discussion is an adjective ( and that " unpolitical "is a synonym > while " apolitically " is the related adverb ) , they vary slightly in the > exact interpretation of the term . The terms used for " apolitical "are : > > a) not political > b) of no political significance > c) not involved in politics > d) not interested in politics > e) not connected with politics > f) not connected to any political party -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 The Goa books blog: http://goabooks.wordpress.com Goa1556 (alt.publishing.goa): http://goa1556.goa-india.org
