I think Noronha is part of a deeper phenomenon that afflicts Indian and western society, in a reciprocal manner on the left and the right fringe. He and others of his ilk have a giant persecution complex fueled by various conspiracy theories. In India, it is the persecution of the east by the west, of Indians who stayed behind by Indians who emigrated, of the poor by the rich, of the minorities by the majority, of the powerless by the powerful, of the uneducated by the educated, of religion and tradition by science, of quacks and alternative medics by modern physicians, of communists by capitalists, etc., etc.
Noronha tries to squeeze everything he sees to fit within this narrative, which he relentlessly tries to sell through this public forum and other outlets. Contradictory facts do not deter him from this mission. Cheers, Santosh --- On Tue, 11/24/09, marlon menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > > As Goanet's patron saint, Fred is > holier than thou. > In Fred's world, if you live abroad, believe in free market > capitalism, don't have a long beard, don't wear thick rimmed > nerdy glasses and don't walk around in sandals (the cane is > optional though) and keep muttering something about linux, > open source, copyleft, open communism, er, commons, you > cannot be one of the chosen few. George, did you not shave > off your beard recently? Tsk, tsk. > > Marlon >
