Mario wrote: > Marlon is actually the leading candidate for the Goanet Hugo Chavez > award.
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 00:21:14 +0530 From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * ???????? ???????? Btw, could someone consider *me* for this contest, if Mario would be decent enough to institute such a priviledge? Mario responds: OK, Fred. Your application has been duly noted. I must say you are quite well qualified to be a candidate for the Hugo Chavez Award, named after one of the most despicable dictators in the world, and given to those who consistently support tyranny above and beyond the call of duty. Fred wrote: Incidentally, Robert Mugabe is today considered the pariah of the 'international community'. We've seen the impact on the Zimbabwean economy etc [ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/3313807919/in/set-72157614420422667/] But, in 1983, when he visited Goa for the CHOGM Retreat, he was indeed an amazing personality admired by many. Not without reason. Apartheid was still alive and kicking. Colonialism wasn't yet taken over by the let's-pretend-we-all-dislike-colonialism phase. Mario responds: This personal admiration for Robert Mugabe, who, if anything, makes Hugo Chavez look like a Boy Scout, definitely makes you the odds-on favorite for this year's award. Fred wrote: Who knows who becomes the heroes and villians of history? Mario responds: Actually, for those who understand the value of freedom and democracy, it's quite simple. The villains are the ones who oppress their people and run their countries into the ground by using extreme national socialism or communism or fascism. The heroes are those who not only oppose these tyrants but take action to liberate their people from their heavy hand. Fred wrote: But to make out Marlon to be a leftwinger is an aberation of cyber-history! Mario responds: While I understand and sympathize with why you may not want to be associated with him, it is his staunch opposition to the liberation of millions of innocent Muslims that gives him something in common with the entire left wing worldwide. However, do not despair. By virtue of this post, you definitely now have the edge over him. BTW, Fred, as a professional journalist, I'm sure you have heard of Spell Check. It does wonders for me when I'm agitated or in a hurry:-))
