Hi Mario; Please see my replies below your questions Mario asks:
Hey, Arwin, 1. What exactly is an "unnecessary employment opportunity" for someone who is willing to work to support their family? Aren't you doing the same, that too, in the UAE? Don't you see the irony in that? Arwin: No Irony. I will work and leave the region.. Here in the Gulf whatever happens the local political power,rights.land is protected. No Guarantee migrants will do the same in Goa. Will the USA should open doors to everyone who wants to support their families? Supporting Families is not the issue but it should not affect the right to decent living of the people in the host regions. 2. Are most mega projects really for non-Goans? If so the Goans need to wake up and make money promoting and selling them since there seems to be a demand for such projects. I know several Goan builders who have done so. Arwin-Goa does not need mega projects (see further below for reasons) 3. Wasn't it Goans who made money by selling the land to the developers? Arwin: Yes agree that’s why we need to spread awareness of the ill-effects of the same. As you are aware people in many parts of the world changed their behaviors after being convinced of the negative effects. E.g. the Anti-Aids campaign in Thailand 4. Do you think people are spending crores to build "unnecessary developments"? Arwin-Mega Projects for example are necessary for the builders personal pockets/bank accounts but un-necessary for Goa as it not only destroys the environment/ecolody, contaminates land/water. Traffic jams but also increasingly reduces the local population into a minority; also attracts loads of migrants who then create slums, group into vote-banks etc 5. Are the corrupt/selfish politicians preventing Goans from working in Goa? Weren't these politicians elected by Goans? Arwin-Yes and to repeat my point in 3 above.. why we need to spread awareness of the ill-effects of the same. 6. Are you aware that Goans have been migrating and changing the demographics of other countries for over a hundred years, even when the wonderful Portuguese dictators were making it like heaven on earth? Arwin-Migrations are taking place yes but today (1) Internationally countries are putting in policies to retaian identities e.g. USA, Australia, France etc (2) Locally States in India have large areas/populations where migrants will integrate; Goa is not the same and has to be treated different. Bottom line the hypocrisy is that everyone is talking about Globalisation but at the same time taking measures to keep thier identities e.g. the Western Countries, Other Indian Status. 7. Regarding polluting/destroying Goa, isn't that a matter of electing honest politicians who will implement rational building policies or enforce those that already exist? Arwin-Yes and to repeat my point in 3 above.. why we need to spread awareness of the ill-effects of the same. 8. Why aren't the Village Panchayats and Gram Sabhas doing their job of protecting the interests of the people in their areas? Arwin-Awareness again -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. "Rape of Chicalim : "http://rapeofchicalim.wordpress.com/ 4. "Boycott Cidade de Goa" : http://boycotthotelcidadedegoa.blogspot.com/ 5. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 6. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html
