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On 3/7/07, Helga do Rosario Gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > SC: One faction of society has it and the other is denied it.
> > I can hardly be in a position to keep casteism alive
> > and kicking. I don't have the power.
> HRG: Seems to me that you have the power to voice your opinion on this
> forum and every other power you would like to have! What powers would you
> like and what deters you from having them? Maybe we could help?
AXC: So i guess SC feels she is in the "wrong side" of the colour,
caste and sex. Chips, chips and more chips!
> > SC: If your analogy was true, every struggle or opinion
> > voiced against casteism would be considered a strategy
> > to keep it alive and ticking.
> HRG: I am all for an intelligent discussion on castes/discrimination and its
> implication for the present state of education in Goa. But I won't stand for
> derision and anecdotal evidence as data. Your comments are offensive and
> there are probably others like me who found them so. They could be silent
> because 1) They don't want to deal with these polemics 2) Are too well bred
> to say so.
AXC: Helga, I for one would love to join you and others to rebut SC's
latest posts, many of which are hilarious. But i've been too strapped
for time lately to deal with her insecurities. But thanks, Helga, for
your sane rebuts.
I noticed her insecurities when she accused me of twists and
distortions when I innocently and impartially mentioned she used the
word "freaks" for gays, and when she thought I said she was mentally
retarted when I used the word "paranoid" in the colloquial sense for
her. I have since stopped debating with this individual. Perhaps this
link that I googled should help her:
http://www.more-selfesteem.com/
Just wanted to add that Sunith, a long friend of mine, is not derisive
towards Gulfies, (I know as I myself was one, and a son of one) and
rightly didn't bother to justify himself against her illogic.
Some good words though, it was because of the civility of debate that
she brought to Goanet when it was in its nadir (or in one of many)
that I decided to first voice my opinion. And she has encouraged the
other members of the "disadvantaged" sex to voice their opinion.
without malice,
Aristo.
PS. I found all the posts on the Educational System very interesting,
and was thinking about doing something concrete. I do believe it is
sufficient for one's survival in its current state, but can be
improved to produce well rounded individuals. Will inform you'll if it
is practical and if it ever materialises.
