Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:05:15 + (GMT)
From: Xanno Moidecar
I just wanted the fusillades that you were directing at each other to be
channelled against the real ?enemy?.
If my post did not make that clear, I apologise and want to stress here that it
was my intention.
Mario responds:
Xanno,
Thanks for your lengthy "Letter to the Corinthians, ...er, Goans.":-))
Your post was quite clear, if a little late in the discussion to help calm the
raging waters.
When you have a minute during your week of R&R please make sure to review this
discussion. When you do so, you will find that I had said that NRGs were not
the problem in Goa. I had requested from the very beginning that the two
errant and bilious RGs cease and desist from attacking "foren" NRGs, maligning
them and their motives, questioning their credentials and thumping their chests
that "we and only we", i.e. RGs, can do what is necessary to address the
problems that are causing the mess in Goa. I had asked repeatedly that the RGs
join hands with the NRGs in the common cause against corruption and voter
malaise in Goa..
Regarding the NRGs that I highlighted. Rajan, whose citizenship inexplicably
became an issue, certainly doesn't give a cr.., ..er, hoot, what anyone else
thinks. Carmen has been imploring RGs to join her in discussing what can be
done, especially about the destruction of the environment by mining companies.
Arwin is engaged in intitiaves of his own by approaching certain legislators
directly with his concerns. Anil's heroic and silent contribution became
public, probably much to his chagrin. George's contributions as a founder of
Goa Sudharop are well known.
Obviously there are many RGs who have done yeoman's work for Goa. Samir
himself, who inexplicable started this cacophony in a caanso, and has since
wisely broken it off, is doing things in and for Goa. But "we and only we"?
Are you kidding me?
Had you intervened earlier, instead of leaving the defense of NRGs to me alone,
we probably would not have reached this point. As it is, the silence of almost
everyone else, until Selma and Vivian said essentially what you have above,
emboldened at least one of the RGs to change his attack from Rajan, Carmen,
Arwin, Anil and other NRGs, to me.
This was my goal all along, because I don't mind dealing with bullies and those
with irritable bowels, and I didn't want the others to be discouraged because
of these attacks.
Xanno wrote:
Now for that little dig of yours about the English sacaram. Ah my dear
Moidecar Tony. How hurtful can thou be?
Mario observes:
See what I mean?
Xanno wrote:
So what fuelled the fury?
Mario responds:
Good question. It is high time it ends. All it is doing is diverting
attention to the real problem in Goa, the widespread corruption among
politicians and the business interests who work with them to get what they want
at the expense of everyone else.
