Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Portugal's seven wonders spark controversy

[tc]

Just as I imagained: Too many goans want to deny their portuguese colonialism. 
Why?. 
I have no problem being christian, catholic, having western mannerisms and 
style. 
The indian in me has got me NOWHERE. not in love, not in monetary success; just 
racial backstabbing and inuendo. The western manners and dialect and english 
accent 
has opened doors to physical attraction from the opposite sex, wonderment looks 
and 
comments from white folks... so you see, I have no problem letting the 
portugeuse 
look at GOA as one of theirs, long time ago.

 anthony.

[Goanet] NEWS: Portugal's seven wonders spark controversy

[mgoveia]

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:37:13 +0530
From: Goanet News 

Battle for Basilica
Portugal's seven wonders spark controversy
Devika Sequeira, Panaji, DH News Service:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

An initiative in Portugal to list the 7 wonders of Portuguese origin
in the world has been slammed by historians as "silly", and has drawn
angry reactions in many of its former colonies across the world.

In Goa, the Freedom Fighters Association said Portugal had no business
to claim the Basilica of Bom Jesus as a Portuguese monument and has
asked the state government to take up the matter officially with
Portuguese authorities. [end of excerpt]

Mario observes:

Whose freedom is the "Freedom Fighters Association" fighting for, I wonder?  It 
seems like they have descended into sillyness.

Whether the list is silly is a matter of opinion with little consequence.  It 
was based on a poll that was not scientific and should be taken with a grain of 
salt.

I come from a family that included actual Goan freedom fighters but have no 
problem with Bom Jesu being listed as a Portuguese monument, which it clearly 
is, having been built by the Portuguese.  Everyone knows that it is now 
maintained by India as a historical monument.  It is simply silly to even 
question this.