Re: [Goanet] Overseas Goans can help save Goa
My Dear Goan Brothers and Sisters Residing in Goa the Overseas... I am not sure if I am right to say... why don't we request all our Niz Goemkars to come out with a signature campaign to kick out the illeterate politicians..perhaps this will lead us to the insight of some of our Niz Goemkars and help us to see the truth whether they are truly involved in saving Goa or just picking lice... suffice to say if we get the majority in the signature campaign...we can forward it to the Prime Minister to oust the present government and have new elections. In fact most of the Goans are hand in glove with the present government, who fulfill some of their degraded demands...such Goans should be socially boycotted...Anyways I wish we could save our Beautiful Goa, which once upon a time was given a high pedestal...and now being raped by self centered Goans and the 40 thieves... Gina From: Wilson Wilmix wilsonwil...@rediffmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Tue, 11 January, 2011 8:01:29 AM Subject: [Goanet] Overseas Goans can help save Goa Overseas Goans can help save Goa (Food for Thought) : WILMIX WILSON MAZARELLO There is no doubt, that the Overseas Goan community is the most concerned, about the future of Goa. It is not that Goans in Goa are not concerned. There are many in Goa too, who are genuinely concerned , but the Overseas Goans show it openly through their continuous writings in the local dailies and much more on the Internet. But my dear Overseas Goan Brothers and Sisters , showing concern and doing something about it , are 2 different things. We Goans in Goa , are very well known to talk , but when it comes to doing something about it , we are the first to run away from the situation. It is true, being away from home there is nothing else that the Overseas Goans can do, other than showing their concern by writing about it. You may also be right in saying that it is the Goans in Goa who should do something about it . But my dear Overseas Goans , you have already seen , over the last 50 years, what the Goans , in Goa, have been doing . We have been electing the “same old crooks” over and over again, to ensure that Goa is “plundered’ and “looted” beyond recognition. We Goans in Goa have been , not only working but slogging-it-out to ensure that the “same old crooks” get elected again and again so that they complete the work the work of “destruction” of Goa, they have already started . By this , we Goans in Goa have successfully manged to :- 1. Sell all Goan Property to Non-Goans. 2. Mow down as many Hills Forests of Goa , coupled with destruction of Goa,s Eco-System. 3. Mass conversions of all Agricultural land and Green Areas to Development-Areas. 4. Commercializing of all Goan Beaches, to the extent that local Goans have no access to Goan beaches. 5. Approve Airports in Goa, to serve the convenience of everyone else but Goans. 6. Widen Roads and build new Roads, by demolishing houses of only the poor Goans. 7. Start a process of forcing an Independent language (Our mother tongue Konkani) to become a dialect of Marathi. These are only few of the things we Goans in Goa have managed to achieve so far. You leave it to us for one more election-term and rest assured we will successfully manage to :- 1. Ensure that Goa is in fully owned by Politicians and Real Estate Developers . 2. Ensure that all Goan Property will be owned by Non-Goans . They will be our Masters and we their humble Servants. 3. Convert all N.G.Os (Non-Govt.-Organizatios) , to G.Os (Govt. Organizations). These include, Organizations like “Goa Bacchao Abhiyan” etc. , which will be given Government Grants and the main Office Bearers will be nominated by the Government. 4. Pass a Bill preventing Overseas Goans from returning to Goa as they are to be treated as migrants. 5. Amend the “Official language Bill of Goa” to read as “Marathi will be the Official Language of Goa , and all dialects of Marathi including Konkani , may be used for Official purposes”. My dear Overseas Goans, this is not one of my “funny stories” like the type I normally write. But, this is a “real-forecast ” of things to come. Many , right-thinking Goans , have put their minds together , on this issue, in the past and all of them have come to just one solution, ie. “Change the Politics of Goa by bringing in newer people into Politics. Bring in people with strong moral character, especially from the Youth”. No amount of shouting , no amount of writing can save Goa now. The one only thing that can save Goa , is Goans fielding Candidates , who will work for Goa , and not for themselves. But, who will decide on such “selfless” candidates ? We all will. Let’s sit together to decide. Let’s take it as our joint responsibility. Remember, if everyone shuns away from this responsibility, the same “filth” will prevail and we
Re: [Goanet] Overseas Goans can help save Goa
Gina Fernandes writes: I am not sure if I am right to say... why don't we request all our Niz Goemkars to come out with a signature campaign to kick out the illeterate politicians.. Response: Neither am I, dear Gina. For one thing most of our politicians are not illiterate (and by the way illiterate is not spelt 'illeterate') Most have decent educational qualifications and even those that do not, have an intelligence that usually far exceeds that of those who may have a string of degrees. They also have the capacity to embody the aspirations of large numbers of people; they have the ability to mobilize people; they are opinion leaders ... These sorts of qualities are not very simple to acquire and retain. Some people think that just money and muscle power will win elections: if that were true then the Tatas, the Birlas or the Dempos and the Chowgules would be Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers. (Someone may point out that Anil Salgaocar is an MLA - true, but remember that he is just a fringe player as a politician at least as of now; and that position too he has gained after considerable effort for he lost an election the first time round). True money and muscle are factors but I don't think that voters really can be bought: if they had realistic choices and not just token 'honest' candidates to choose from they would have been elected in. The problem with our politicians is their values: and these values are strangely just like our own. Like us they worship money. The difference is that unlike us who do what we do half heartedly, they take their God very seriously, and they do whatever it takes to appease this deity. This is why they are so successful in whatever they do. Those who look down upon politicians do not understand politics and will never be able to throw those politicians out. Look at your letter, dear Gina. Sitting comfortably in some foreign clime you hold on to the touching belief that writing letters and starting signature campaigns will change the political scenario in Goa. Sigh. Having said that let me not discourage you. Please don't stop your earnest efforts. If you can prove my cynical views to be wrong then I'd be glad to be wrong. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
Re: [Goanet] Overseas Goans can help save Goa
Augusto, If your statement below is true, then you are also saying that Goans have the leaders they want (and deserve). Therefore you have proved by argument Gina's contention that only overseas Goans can save Goa, since the present lot of leaders are without doubt the worst lot you can possibly get. This is not what I believe (that overseas Goans can save Goa), but this is the conclusion from your argument. I hope you have read the post by Camillo Fernandes about the leaders Goa was fortunate to have just after 1961. Just compare them to now. Roland. Toronto Augusto Pinto writes: They also have the capacity to embody the aspirations of large numbers of people; they have the ability to mobilize people; they are opinion leaders ...
[Goanet] Overseas Goans can help save Goa
Overseas Goans can help save Goa (Food for Thought) : WILMIX WILSON MAZARELLO There is no doubt, that the Overseas Goan community is the most concerned, about the future of Goa. It is not that Goans in Goa are not concerned. There are many in Goa too, who are genuinely concerned , but the Overseas Goans show it openly through their continuous writings in the local dailies and much more on the Internet. But my dear Overseas Goan Brothers and Sisters , showing concern and doing something about it , are 2 different things. We Goans in Goa , are very well known to talk , but when it comes to doing something about it , we are the first to run away from the situation. It is true, being away from home there is nothing else that the Overseas Goans can do, other than showing their concern by writing about it. You may also be right in saying that it is the Goans in Goa who should do something about it . But my dear Overseas Goans , you have already seen , over the last 50 years, what the Goans , in Goa, have been doing . We have been electing the “same old crooks” over and over again, to ensure that Goa is “plundered’ and “looted” beyond recognition. We Goans in Goa have been , not only working but slogging-it-out to ensure that the “same old crooks” get elected again and again so that they complete the work the work of “destruction” of Goa, they have already started . By this , we Goans in Goa have successfully manged to :- 1. Sell all Goan Property to Non-Goans. 2. Mow down as many Hills Forests of Goa , coupled with destruction of Goa,s Eco-System. 3. Mass conversions of all Agricultural land and Green Areas to Development-Areas. 4. Commercializing of all Goan Beaches, to the extent that local Goans have no access to Goan beaches. 5. Approve Airports in Goa, to serve the convenience of everyone else but Goans. 6. Widen Roads and build new Roads, by demolishing houses of only the poor Goans. 7. Start a process of forcing an Independent language (Our mother tongue Konkani) to become a dialect of Marathi. These are only few of the things we Goans in Goa have managed to achieve so far. You leave it to us for one more election-term and rest assured we will successfully manage to :- 1. Ensure that Goa is in fully owned by Politicians and Real Estate Developers . 2. Ensure that all Goan Property will be owned by Non-Goans . They will be our Masters and we their humble Servants. 3. Convert all N.G.Os (Non-Govt.-Organizatios) , to G.Os (Govt. Organizations). These include, Organizations like “Goa Bacchao Abhiyan” etc. , which will be given Government Grants and the main Office Bearers will be nominated by the Government. 4. Pass a Bill preventing Overseas Goans from returning to Goa as they are to be treated as migrants. 5. Amend the “Official language Bill of Goa” to read as “Marathi will be the Official Language of Goa , and all dialects of Marathi including Konkani , may be used for Official purposes”. My dear Overseas Goans, this is not one of my “funny stories” like the type I normally write. But, this is a “real-forecast ” of things to come. Many , right-thinking Goans , have put their minds together , on this issue, in the past and all of them have come to just one solution, ie. “Change the Politics of Goa by bringing in newer people into Politics. Bring in people with strong moral character, especially from the Youth”. No amount of shouting , no amount of writing can save Goa now. The one only thing that can save Goa , is Goans fielding Candidates , who will work for Goa , and not for themselves. But, who will decide on such “selfless” candidates ? We all will. Let’s sit together to decide. Let’s take it as our joint responsibility. Remember, if everyone shuns away from this responsibility, the same “filth” will prevail and we will have lost Goa forever. This may be our last chance to save our beloved Goa. Today we are a little over a year away, from the next Assembly Elections. I strongly feel, that there are many among Goans , who have the “will” to stand for Elections and do something for Goa, but they do not have the “big-money” that is normally required to fight an election. It is here that the the Overseas Goans can be of great help. I don’t mean to say that the Overseas Goans should ‘shell-out” all their life’s savings into this. No! But , by just by setting aside Ind. Rs. 100/- for saving Goa , 5 Lakh Overseas Goans can collect Ind. Rs. 5 crores . This could easily finance the election campaign of 10 candidates @ Ind. Rs. 50,00,000/= per candidate. Is this something very difficult ? Think it over, my fellow Overseas Goans. Each one of you, could do your bit to “SAVE GOA” , your Motherland , for just Rs. 100/-. If you lose this opportunity, in the forthcoming Elections, it may be too late for Goa. Goa could be lost for ever. Come together. Fight over it , if
