Message: 1 Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 14:07:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence <gilbert2...@yahoo.com> To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Deccan Herald interview Message-ID: <485515.8598...@web46010.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Teo should realize that the targets of his (Teo's) criticism are not there to defend themselves. So for a minimum their actions should be given the benefit of the doubt and certainly not distorted with some clever phraseology; that pushes the falsity to the line, under the guise that "the truth is not known and should be studied"? TRS: There would be no History if it can deal only with the living! There is even an international rule that permits the archives to throw open for research the official documents only 35 years after they were produced. That is meant to give time for the producers to retire, if they are not already dead! -------------- So what is the evidence for the two-faced nature of what I read from Teo? Not too long ago, I thought there was progress on the truth about the Inquisition, when Teo headlined one of his original post / thread as "Inquisition for Colonial Disciplining."? So Teo finds rational for the Inquisition in this thread; but in the interview severely critics SFX for thinking along similar lines. No where in the article was it mentioned that the inquisition was introduced to Goa more than a?17 years?AFTER SFX left Goa and 8 years AFTER HE DIED.? So to link the abuses of the inquisition to SFX is an outrage that Teo, the reporter Devika Siquera and the newspaper editor (all Goans) should be ashamed off.? TRS: Gilbert should know that interviews are brief and one can hardly ever say all that one wants to say. Even what is said carries editorial cuts and changes when appear in print! That is why no single article / interview should ever be read in isolation. I would suggest that Gilbert or anyone else should comment only after they have read all my writings during the past three and half decades! Rushing around to make cheap statements is easy, but also irresponsible. It should also be said that historians have the obligation to correct themselves along the way, if and when new sources require it. That is honesty, not lack of it, as someone tried to post to Goanet just a couple of days ago. Those who see monotones are either morones or colour-blind! Besides, sending private mails with unsolicited information to cause intrigues or to put one Goanetter against another should have no claim of respect for privacy anywhere among honest persons. Fortunately there are Goanet archives for those who wish to verify the contents and contexts. --------------- I am aware of the current brutality of the criminal justice system in USA with police abuse, false victims etc etc. So I do campaign for doing away with America's criminal justice system; even for legitimate cases?? And replacethe criminal justice system with what? TRS: Non sequitur. Would Gilbert replace the deficiencies of modern judicial systems with Inquisition? Did UK have no justice at the time when the Iberians had Inquisition? ------------ Teo passes himself as an honest historian. And very likely he is. But in the interest of full disclosure, he should state his own past?links to the Jesuits; which may cloud his judgment. To read Teo's reports on any issue related to the Jesuits or the catholic church is to rely on reports of a man talking about his ex-wife and her family. It may be the truth; but the reader needs to use their own judgment and caution.? The reporter and editor failed to mention this important aspect of the subject-person she interviewed. Poor journalism!? TRS: I do not need Gilbert or anyone else to give me lessons of honesty. Besides, I have never hidden my credentials, present or past. Anyone can google to find my past affiliations, and most who read my postings / publications are aware of them. I do not fancy Gilbert's funny suggestion that I should prefix ex-priest / jesuit for everything I write. It is the duty of critical readers to find out who the writer is and his antecedents. ------------------ Peace and Regards Gilbert Lawrence