I am totally lost at words that an educated and professional person like Dr. Oscar Rebello could write what he did in one of the dailies under caption “Portuguese vs freedom fighter debate”. I fail to conclude whether Dr. Oscar is playing diplomacy or exposing ignorance. Goans were never subjected to the worst human rights abuses under Portuguese rule. An educated person of his age would have read of Idi Amin of Uganda, Nazi Germany and recently East Germany, Iran, many African nations like Somalia, Nigeria, etc. Can I ask Dr. Oscar just one question? Is there a history of any mass grave found in Goa? Then why does he state “The worst Human Rights abuses…”? What Portuguese did in Goa was only maintaining STRICT discipline and quelling anti-Portuguese movement. Saddam Hussein did the same (may be worse), but for the sake of Iraq. The country prospered. What is its fate now? Are the citizens safe and having better human rights with Saddam’s elimination? There were no entire generation of Freedom fighters who sacrificed their youth that we walk free. There were not even Fifty of them and they did not fight for freedom. Dr. Oscar, please study your history again. No person was bound in servility to state that they fought for their freedom. These so called freedom fighters were no different from present politicians who had their own ideology in conflict with the Portuguese. Don’t you see politicians take up ideological issues and going to jail? And one of their ideology was freedom from discipline, which is why we face all sorts of troubles today. Can Dr. Oscar find out how many of the freedom fighters procured Portuguese citizenship, married Portuguese women and lived their lives in Portugal after the so called ‘Liberation’? Goa was never “enslaved” as I have already stated above. May I know from where Dr. Oscar got this information? Why does he not ask his parents or relatives who lived during the Portuguese regime instead of being gullible to distorted history? There is a saying in English: “One lie is a lie, two are lies, but three is politics!” Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
[Goanet] Politics, lies or Ignorance?
Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:46:01 -0800
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