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16-18, May 2008 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073789.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- "Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ à¥à¤°à¥à¤¡à¤°à¤¿ ठनà¥à¤° à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¾ " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Goa, become a toilet? Even if this is true, I would > say the expat Goan > has to take on his or her own (large) share of the > blame for this. Please do not mix up issues. ------------------------------------------ Yes, yes, FN, three cheers! Let's find a fall guy everytime something goes wrong in Goa. Rajan Parriker will blame the little migrant guy, some Hindutvavaddi will blame the Muslims infiltrating Goa, Gadgil and FN will blame the affluent, the materialistic, the expat or any other clod who happens to have earned a few bucks by the sweat of his brow. The only person, not responsible for the state of affairs in Goa, is the Goan living in Goa. No, the Goan living in Goa is free to vote in the most corrupt politicians year in and year out, that Goan is free to sell his land to developers, then march in the streets demanding the developers abandon their financial investment and walk back home empty singing a merry tune all the way back to his bank, defaulting on his loan and creating a financial quagmire in the State. The Goan living in Goa, can employ labour from outside of Goa at subsistence level wages, ensure that their politicians legitimise their stay, and then that same Goan in Goa will complain about migrants, assault some hapless people, evict them from their homes and send them back with barely their skin on them. Let's not forget that Goans in Goa, sold their flats to the British and now those Goans in Goa want to confiscate their properties and auction them off. Let's wave goodbye to law, justice and any semblance of fairness as we know it. Well, hallelujah! The lunatic left and righteous right finally in agreement. But hey, who is to blame? That expat Goan. Chus, Selma