Sadly, very sadly, Freds' is a voice in the
wilderness. It helps if one learns to laugh at one's
self, i hear that frequently in the US, and they do
follow that advise a great deal. eric.
--- Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Rene Barreto wrote:
Mr. Nair ,
I believe You are TRYING to ridicule SOME our
Goans , please stop doing that. Please stop being
too
smart.
I am not too sure if other Goans feel the same or
are they too scared to say so.
Ridicule? In what sense?
There are racist Goans too, the kind who hate people
on the basis of
place-of-birth, origin or religious background. Our
skin colour may not
be white/pink, but that doesn't stop us from feeling
superior to others.
This holds true of almost every society, but it was
acutely felt in Goa
in the 'eighties onwards. I think RKN is pointing to
this reality.
Unlike British society, which has its strong
component of
criticism-from-within, we in Goa (and the rest of
India, probably) are
very thin-skinned and averse to criticism. So, while
the best studies of
British imperialism come from the UK itself, we in
Goa, on the contrary,
are unwilling to look critically at our own society,
warts and all.
While we need to improve our self-image to become
more positive about
ourselves, we also need to be more open to
criticism. Both goals are not
mutually exclusive. FN
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