Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:24:46 +0530 From: "Goa Suraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Well Mario, I do appreciate your mental block. > Please do not forget that Anthony D'Silva is talking to the ordinary people at ordinary places. > Mario responds: > So, Floriano, the person who makes a constructive and practical suggestion that controls some of the destructive aspects of economic development without trying to stop it, as I did, has a mental block, hanh? > On the other hand, we are being asked to remember that a person who seems to have no clue that non-Goan Indians have every right to buy property in Goa is an open minded Goan patriot! And those who suggest that a small group of elites know what is good for everyone else better than they do, while offering not a single practical idea that can realistically be implemented, are to be congratulated? > I think you have it exactly backwards, my friend. > The problem in Goa, in my opinion, is the MLAs and those who elect them. Honest politicians seem to get no traction in the electoral process, as you know better than most. Unless someone can fix that, little can be done and your frustration will only grow. >
