Bosco D' Mello (BD) debated thus with Arwin Mesquita (AM); I have a few comments (JC):
AM 1: ....what actually happened in 1961. Was Goa liberated or invaded or a conquest? BD 1: .... what is this soul-searching discovery going to lead to?? Is going to pay the bills of Goans?? Get food on the table?? Get them jobs? Keep the lights on in Quepem 24x7? Keep the streets of Margao clean? What net benefit does this have for today's Goan?? JC 1: It might have a net benefit for those who have time to waste on less-than-fruitful activity == AM 2: Why were promises made to preserve Goa's Identity? And worse still, why were these promises not honoured to date? BD 2: Who made the promises?? A politician? How many politicians do you know that have kept their umpteem promises?? What has transpired of the promise a current minister gave you personally a few months ago? JC 2: The response to Bosco point is "ditto"!; The answer to Arwin's questions is "because"! == AM 3: Does the Supreme Court not acknowledge that Goa was a conquest/invaded? BD 3: The Court's pronouncements are for academia. JC 3: Arwin just might benefit from reading the entire Supreme Court judgment. Then, I am almost, nearly 23% sure that he will join me in saying (to his own question) ....So? == AM 4: Why are our Freedom Fighters not demanding safeguards today via Special Status and other means to preserve Goa's Identity. BD 4: Freedom Fighters?? Burp!! JC 4: Being an occasionally polite guy, I will not burp in public. I will just say the following: Freedom Fighters?! Those jokers? Ha Ha Ha Ha! === BD 5: I believe many Goans understand that as they continue to work hard wherever they are and make a success of their lives.....Perhaps I am wearing my cynicism on my sleeve today. JC 5: Ditto! ps: It is possible that one of these days, Arwin will accept the truth and migrate (say) to Sri Lanka or Canada or Savantwadi. jc
