Hi Lino and Fred, Thanks a million for your intellectual responses. Here are my reflections.
> No. I do not live in Portugal. I live in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Response: This highlights the value of posts carrying the name and residence of the author given than Goans live in a world-wide Diaspora. I would encourage stating it (residence) in the new discussion group. Residence can convey to the readers the background to viewpoint / bias of the author. > I read quite extensively into Quebec history, which has many similarities with Goa-Portuguese history. Response: While specific details are different, it is interesting to see how history repeats itself. Human nature doesn't change much over time or place. > I think Portugal was economically hemorrhaging defending her Colonial system - 1940-1961. Because, Salazar's Government considered Goa as a province of Portugal, I think, he felt a moral obligation rather than economics. He also considered that he had a mission to civilize us - his Acto Colonial, 1928. > Even then, no 'owner' would want to give up anything... maybe even if only out of habit.... A toehold can be very tiny, but still very useful. FN Response: The price of being bull-headed can be high. But even in a dictatorship (surrounded by mirror-images) at some point, one has to do at least mentally a 'cost-benefit evaluation'. Even reckless people do not want to throw good money (assets) after bad (money/assets)! So now my question: If Goa was not a money-making asset to Portugal, how did the then natives (those seeking Goa 'finding its own destiny' / independence) think they would have a positive balance of payments by running things themselves? Or in other words where would they have expanded their revenues or cut their costs? Mind you the natives were not thinking of any "defense outlays" or how they would pay for all the economic /social growth of the citizens. I look forward to your scholarly response and that from others. GL ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
