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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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Santosh,
A very valid and perceptive point has been raised by
you. My posing of the question, stated a fact as it
exists today. "A separate and unequal" society. When I
state unequal, I am referring to their economic
status, their political rights, their social status,
etc.
The pressing question facing Goans today is a) is
assimilation possible and b) is that what Goans want?.
If we've learnt the lessons of history, we know that
Rome was destroyed by marauding Visigoths. We know
that mass migrations of people ultimately displace the
indigenous populations, as in Australia. We know that
we cannot impose someone else's values onto another
society with completely different values. America is
learning a costly lesson even as it tries to inject
democracy onto a civilisation that is totally
unfamiliar with its concepts.
So when we speak of assimilation, let is tread softly.
When we speak of wanting to assimilate, let us examine
what the Goan on the street wants and all that it will
entail in terms of economic and social costs. Do we
have a plan? Do we have the resources?
Elisabeth
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--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his
> reminiscence of
> Mapusa of the 1950s
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> This framing of the question of "separate and
> unequal
> society living and expanding in Goa" appears awfully
> close to toying with an idea that is even worse than
> the old racist compromise of "separate but equal".
> The
> question should be: How do we promote equality and
> social integration in Goa? How do we put an end to
> segregation along communal, casteist, regional and
> socioeconomic lines?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Santosh
>
> Elisabeth Carvalho <elisabeth_car at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >This then is the quandary. How do we resolve the
> issue
> >of a separate and unequal society living and
> expanding
> >in Goa? Yes, there is a frisson in Goa, one that
> will
> >exploited by politicians, one that will be ignited
> by
> >the most inane of incidents and one that will
> explode
> >like puerile vomit in the very midst of our
> serenity.
> >
>
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