Dear Dr Jose, I do not blame the organisers or the Govt. of the day; I know it is the RSS and BJP and other saffron wallahs who are threatening disruption and possible terror at the Games, if Beef or Cow meat is served; hence the decision.If the nations withdraw from the Games, then it will not be the Govt that is to blame but the saffron wallahs who are just playing politics just like they did with razing of the Babri Masjid.
If the competing nations pull out in disgust at this show of primitive culture and its imposition, then the Govt, will loose face temporarily, but they will eventually win the country over, and it will be good for India. The Govt. will be returned with a bigger majority at the hustings, if these saffron wallahs are thus exposed and campaigned against. Provided of course there are no hidden or sly saffornites in the ruling Congress party. This is my perception; It is also high time that the developed and enlightened nations do not give in to these uncouth people of pre historic vintage! God save India! Nascy Caldeira. --------------------------------------------- > Ah Nascy! > > What's all this beef about beef? > > Who is depriving whom from their much 'beloved beef'? > > I agree with you. Every participant has the 'fundamental > right' to eat > beef; it's just that the host also has the 'fundamental > right' to make > available the dishes he/she is best able to provide. > > I do not believe that anybody is forced to eat 'on the > premises'. > Tomorrow, someone will say that He/She normally has 3 > glasses of red > wine (or 4 pegs of caju feni) with their meal at night. Is > the host > obligated to provide wine/caju feni on premises? > > Take it easy. I believe that the organisers are smart. They > do not > want any anarchists and other riff-raffs to disrupt the > Games. As it > is, it's a challenge to organise such large Games. > Additionally there > is a real and present danger with terrorism. > > Did you not watch the TV during the recent Toronto G20 > summit. (A few > Goans left the area and came down here for a break during > that time.) > Would you want that to happen during the Games? i.e. for > the Goans to > come here for a break during the Hurricane season? > > jc > NOT a Secular, Agnostic or saffronite by any means. > Just a Roman > Catholic from the Jesuit tradition. > > > > > On 24 July 2010 10:30, Nascy Caldeira <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello goanetters, > > What do the Secular, the Agnostics have to say about this, > and the > saffronites? Will they condemn this? Is this democratic? I > thought the > Commonwealth is composed of democratic nations. > > Who the hell are these saffron wallahs to deprive > participants of so > many nations from eating Beef or whatever they are used to > and like to > eat? > > Even Hindus eat Beef and or Cow. So who is directing this > farce > against whom? It is time for taking these people full on! > I think the nations would be very RIGHT if they just pulled > out of > these Games. Why not? The nations will have done modern > India a GREAT > Favour. > * * * * * * IS YOURS one of the stories of Goans on board the S.S. Dwarka, or at the Strait of Hormuz, Basra or Bahrain, Dubai, Swindon, Mombasa, Poona or Rangoon? Selma Carvalho's new book *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* docks at many other ports. Get your copy from Broadways, Panjim [9822488564] Rs 295. P&p extra. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
