Doutor Jose, First of all Ich Nicht Salazarist. Secondly how much freedom of speech are you talking about? You mean the terror actions of tha Azad Gomantak Dal against a legitimate sovereign government (bharat recognised the Estado India Portuguesa) as OK for freedom of speech? Further those intellectuals you are talking about were they all innocent? What did Bharat do to Fr. Chico Monteiro for defying their rule. Their rule is democractic innit? Clearly Goans have not reacted to the actions of 61 don't you think they would also face PIDE type actions from the bharat CID? Are you not aware that many Goans were chased, letters censored etc post 61! The confiscation of Evacuee Property how democratic is it? Why was it confiscated in the first place? What happened to the Vaz lad during the Concani actions. We are living in a liberated democratic society! BC Dear Bernado,
While I agree with you that pre-1961Goa was run mainly by Goans and that there was the 'rule of law', I doubt that you could convincingly argue that the "law at the time" was just. For, it cannot be that any law that suppresses free speech is just. I do not refer here to speech meant to incite violence, or hate speech. I refer specifically to honest disagreement with the government. This had nothing to do with the hundreds of very honest Goan civil servants who provided honest service to Goans, nor to the benevolent and courageous former Governor of Goa, Vassalo da Silva. I refer to the secret police aka PIDE who were (as expected of secret police) stupid (or brainwashed) to believe that fear and suppression of people and their honest views works.
