I second Fred's sentiments on this. How can we celebrate the "successes" of these Goan quislings, who in effect assisted in the British subjugation of the native African population? Is this any different from the French Vichy regime that "cooperated" with the occupying Nazi regime in deporting the Jews to the concentration camps?
I had always questioned Fred's sympathies for Colonel Mugabe's "black first" collectivist policies in Zimbabwe. I now know why. Fred has the innate ability to see a broader/longer term picture of issues and subjects that escapes most of us. Conversely, the positive comments made by Vichy Vivian D'souza in favor of these British awards in understandable, given the devastating role he played as Commissioner of vegetable oil production of East Africa. Vivian's ill gotten gains during his term in Africa are quite evident from the beautiful property he now occupies in Goa. I suspect Comrade Fred is already ahead of me on this, but if I were to humbly attempt to anticipate his thoughts, I would say that such illicit wealth owned by Vivian and others be expropriated and be given to the tens of thousands of destitute Goan freedom fighters, who continue to be treated as second class citizens in the very land they liberated. Marlon ________________________________ From: Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] British decorations/awards for Goans On 12 January 2012 19:09, Vivian A. DSouza <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice to hear that so many Goans were recognized for their sterling > services to the Colonial Government in East Africa. Viv and others on this thread: Isn't this a contradiction in terms? In a post-colonial era, what does it mean to be have offered "sterling services to the Colonial Government" in East Africa or anywhere else for that matter? I'd rather celebrate the achievements of the handful of Goans who worshipped at the altar of social justice, and took the huge risk kof supported the underdog... and the Black African cause... when the wind was blowing in the other direction. Pio Gama Pinto. Fritz DeSouza. Aquino Braganca. Or even the Assagaonkar, Armande de Souza in the Ceylon of another era [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goanet-news-backup/message/2428] Among others, I guess. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
