Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

2022-10-29 Thread Rajan Parrikar
Frederick Noronha wrote: >But then, isn't Hinduism just a "way of life"? FN No, it most certainly is not "just a way of life." That is a kindergarten-level understanding of Hindu Dharma. To some gambling in the casinos in the Mandovi is a "way of life." To Osama bin Laden and his fellow jihadis,

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

2022-10-29 Thread Frederick Noronha
But then, isn't Hinduism just a "way of life"? FN [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022 Yesterday I was asked by someone who is aware of my nativist feelings for Goa what I thought of Rishi Sunak’s elevation to the PMship of the UK and if I was proud of a Hindu ascending to the pos

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

2022-10-29 Thread Rajan Parrikar
Mervyn-bab: Thank you for the counterpoint. I very much hew to the traditional view of what a country is. The goal of the elected leadership of a country should be first and foremost the protection and furtherance of the interests of its own citizens, not to be globalists working for some imagine

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

2022-10-29 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Rajan,In the year 2022 people have to realize that no one can work solely for their own benefit or for the benefit of their country.  We are on this planet - without borders - together. As an example, Mexico cannot produce excessive amounts of carbon dioxide - when it drifts northwards and cause

[Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

2022-10-27 Thread Rajan Parrikar
Yesterday I was asked by someone who is aware of my nativist feelings for Goa what I thought of Rishi Sunak’s elevation to the PMship of the UK and if I was proud of a Hindu ascending to the post. My response - if I were a Niz Britonkar, I wouldn’t like it. Internal consistency in this matter is i