> On Sat Nov 4 10:43:59 PST 2006, Mario Goveia wrote: > > > Bosco, > > As a matter of fact, I do. My evidence comes from > > being very close to the East Indian community as > > well as the the following URL: > > > > http://www.eastindians.blogspot.com/ > --- Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As one who demands hard facts and logic of > fellow Goanetters, you present a single article > blog (not a website) of a disgruntled, nameless > East Indian as evidence that the British classified > native Catholic Mumbaikars as "East Indians". And > the fact that you are "close" to the East Indian > community does not wash. "Close" is an intangible > distance. All you've done is present rinkydink > evidence. > Mario responds: > >From a recent post by Fr. Jude, "There are none so blind as those who WILL NOT see!" > I'm sorry Bosco, it looks like you need more than an ophthalmologist in this case:-)) This evidence, from the community itself, is about as strong as the evidence that you are what you say you are, or Fred Noronha suddenly discloses that he is. I don't see you demanding "hard evidence" from Fred:-))) > Besides, anyone reading your comments who is familiar with East Indians must be thoroughly amused at your inexplicable intransigence. > The archives will show that Eugene Correa, Sunith Velho and Nasci Caldeira have independantly confirmed my basic information about East Indians, without drawing your demand for legally binding evidence. Selma is confusing them with Anglo-Indians ["pepper-water", oblique references to western identity, bi-racial, etc.] and you seem to know beans about them. > This is similar to the Hindu Mass thread when you did not respond when your friends, Fred Noronha and Roland Francis, posted similar information that you suddenly found questionable when I opined on it. We are still waiting for your answers in that case, since you already told us your questions while insinuating you knew the real story. > > Mario previously wrote: > > > If these are not good enough for you, I'm afraid > > you will have to ask one of the many East Indians > > in Toronto or check with East Indian Fr. Benny > > Aguiar who used to be the editor of the Catholic > > Examiner for several years > Bosco writes: > > I don't want to. I don't need to know. My issue > here is with you passing on adulterated facts (at > this time). You could very well be right! > Mario responds: > a) If you don't want to know then why are you demanding evidence stronger than the evidence that you are a Goan? The information I have provided is far stronger than similar historical evidence about various obscure ethnic communities around the world. > b) I cannot be "passing on adulterated facts" and "very well be right" at the same time. Anyone familiar with East Indians would know I am right. I have also given you credible references to people who provided me with this information, like Fr. Benny Aguiar. Yet, you want to cast aspersions on the information without wanting to seek or know the answers. What's going on here? > Bosco writes: > > But please present factual evidence about historical > issues. Not hearsay and assumptions aka your own > facts! > Mario responds: > I have already provided more information than what is used in tracing the histories of obscure ethnic groups. The problem is you cannot recognize such evidence. > Bosco writes: > > In your rush to participate in every thread on > Goanet you do your best to enforce your reasoning > on everybody else. Which is fine in some cases; not > this one! We need cold hard facts. > Mario responds: > No, WE don't, but I can finally see what's going on here. You just have a burr in your kashtie and have decided to be argumentative:-))) > East Indians and those who know East Indians know that my facts are accurate. Since you said above that you don't really want to know, no one is going to supply you with any more facts. If you need these so that you can continue to be argumentative, you can go look for your own cold hard facts. Talk to some East Indians in Toronto and tell them what I said. > Bosco writes: > > Unless you come up with some evidence re. the above, > you will not hear from me again on this thread as > this is my second and final post. > Mario responds: > Thank Allah that you will no longer embarrass yourself! This is just as well, because you have already admitted that you don't want to know the real answer and are simply being argumentative:-))) > Bosco writes: > > Now, do I expect you to follow the same kind of > reasoning with anything I opine about? You bet! > You've just completed 2 years on Goanet and > I'm certain besides me there are others who > recognize and don't appreciate your style of > intimidation. > Mario responds: > I'm glad SOMEONE is so uninterested in my opinion that they are even keeping track of my Goanet anniversaries:-))) > Regarding you and others who you claim think like you about my "style of intimidation", I think you already know what my suggestion is about what you all can do about it:-))) > BTW, how far are you from Lake Ontario? The water must be nice and cold about now:-)) > Besides, since when is it considered "intimidation" to provide accurate information that is freely and publicly available to anyone who lives in Bombay, but may not be easily available to diaspora Goans and other foreign born Goans about a fascinating Indian ethnic community that is so similar to Goan and Mangalorean Catholics? > I rest my case. >
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