Message: 3 Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:18:13 +0530 From: "SOTER" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Finally, an adult speaks up Marshall Mendonza replied to Floriano: "You can similarly google and find out the credentials of Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan. The movement against corruption is definitely in good hands." Comment (Soter): Since when has the internet become a certification authority on someone's character and ideology? There are many several companies promising you the sky on internet? Are they genuine and does the product details conform to the actual product? If India has been reduced to a country of citizens that forms its perceptions based on internet information, then God save us? Comment (venantius j pinto): Marshall Mendonza was essentially saying to Floriano Lobo that information about Hazare and Swami Agnisvesh, may be found (at least, vjp) via goggle. These people have a track record and the information on google may be taken at face value, since in the first place it is generally basic information, but will give a sense of the purpose of those individuals. MMs point was certianly not addressed to me or you. It was specific and particular.
Later, anyone may go in other directions and flesh people out for themselves -- find out their strengths, weaknesses, the characters we wish to see, seek, emulate and practice, etc. -- which in anycase are whole other tropes. That would necessitate perhaps going beyond google or wiki to keep ones frame of thought and willingness to believe/accept what is written -- intact in a fair minded manner..
