JC, Your point is self-evident, and cannot be denied. But life is rarely that simple, and there are many other related issues, without raising which we could be living in a fool's paradise. What issues we take up also says more about us and our ideologies, rather than the ground reality.
On 1 August 2010 05:08, J. Colaco < jc> <[email protected]> wrote: > FN, > > I submit that sudden changes (esp in demographics) create > problems.....while gradual and long term contact brings forth some > semblance (at the very least) of tolerance. A classic example is the > graduated assimilation (acceptance) and development of the Asian > community in the UK, US, Canada and even Portugal. > The article itself is too long for posting on GN. It has nil to do > with the logic referred to ( and inferred) by you infra. Since when has length (of on-topic posts) been an issue on Goanet? As the article in question raises so many contentious assumptions, which have a lot to do with our understanding of today and yesterday's Goa, I woud personally really appreciate if you shared the article on Goanet and initiated a discussion. I promise to participate too. It would be nice if such differences in perspective could be thrashed out without name-calling as some indulge in. Well, the article DOES seem to accept (correct me if I'm wrong) that Goan-Muslims-are-good-but-those-guys-(Muslims)-imigrating from ourside are causing the problems! The relevant quotes are below. I think this is a deliberately misleading logic, and it would be interesting to see where such glib (and almost convincing) logic comes from, in today's Goa. FN QUOTE FROM http://www.colaco.net/1/TGFCommunalRiots.htm ... Muslims from the surrounding hills and from afar, quietly moved in. These new immigrants neither have the bond nor the village ties that have existed for centuries & still continue to exist among native Goans, be they of Hindu, Christian, Muslim or other backgrounds.... This aggression on the part of the new entrants, and build up of frustration among the hitherto patient Goemcars has been developing at an increasing pace over the past decade. It was like a time bomb waiting to explode. > == > Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > > JC, I was on the specific point that I find the > 'Muslims-from-Goa-good; Muslims-from-outside-Goa-bad' logic to be > unconvincing and misleading if not deliberately mischevious. > > It was in this context that I mentioned the URL of the article below. > > http://www.colaco.net/1/TGFCommunalRiots.htm * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
