Dears, At least our secularism is "skin deep". Our understanding or the ground reality is even shallower: Was IFFI not held in Goa this year? Does IFFI generate tourist flow beyond the delegates? Do we need to promote domestic tourism during the period Goa is crowded for the SFX novenas and feast as IFFI purportedly does?
The caste system among Goans in USA and Canada is stronger than among Goans in Goa. Check the social networking and marriage data and the truth will stare you in the face. Mog asundi Miguel Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:41:14 -0800 (PST) From: Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Skin-deep secularism Message-ID: <[email protected]> In a world of today, the issues for pre-election discussion should be economic growth, job creation, infrastructure building, law and order, public services, taxes. Did the lack of IFFI in Goa this year generate any discussion on Goanet about the loss of tourism etc etc?? Or was there a sigh of relief?? Regards, GL ---------------- FREDERICK NORONHA It may sound provocative, but the 'secular' campaigner in Goa isn't so secular. Scratch a 'secular' campaigner, and you would quickly realise that below the skin his or her religious colours and even caste bias come out speedily. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [email protected] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
