On 29 July 2010 21:29, Tony de Sa <tonyde...@gmail.com> wrote: > Immediately, like a good LoO, Manohar Parrikar pointed out that first the > migrants had to be identified along with the illegal emigrants from other > neighbouring nations. The interesting point made by him was that in large > states like UP, WB, AP, an influx of a few lakh migrants and illegal > emigrants hardly makes a dent. But in Goa, even an influx of a thousand or > so persons has tremendous effects. > > Interestingly, isn't this what several of the posts on Goanet have been > screaming about?
Yep, it's like the argument which goes Muslims-from-Goa-are-good-but-not-the-immigrant-Muslims-from-other-States. In other words, this is all about creating different sets of standards for different people, using clever-by-half arguments. And you don't have to look far to get an idea of where "several of the posts on Goanet" get their cues, their logic and their politics from :-) FN * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
