Re: [Goanet]Respect everyone?

2005-03-01 Thread Mario Goveia
Fred, Since you are playing devil's advocate, let me play angel's advocate. 1. Why is the mention of workers in the field versus Altinho residents biased in itself? Don't some people in Goa work in the fields and generally live in the villages, while others more affluent live in Altinho? Have w

[Goanet]Respect everyone?

2005-03-01 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Just to play devil's advocate, this stand would seem to be biased in itself. "If they work in the fields" and "owning a house in prime Altinho" would have certain caste connotations. Or wouldn't it? It shows how deeply influenced our minds are by a reality like caste, even if we say otherwise.