Re: [Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-18 Thread Roland Francis
There is a lurking pool of hate when one takes discussions from the theme to the personal. This is what the RSS themselves do all the time. You’re far closer to them than you think. Roland. > On Aug 18, 2018, at 3:41 AM, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > > Roland Francis: > Marshall, after they

[Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-18 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Roland Francis: Marshall, after they are gone, one remembers the good things and forgets the not-so-good, except for Theresa of Calcutta who made the sick suffer before they died in the name of Christ. It is difficult to forgive that. Response: Roland, remembering or forgetting is a personal

Re: [Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-17 Thread Venantius J Pinto
But at the level you are guys are doing the high-wire act, is it not about continuing to provide proof or strenuously disproving positions taken? Mountaintop warfare! I must be missing something here! It's like moving goalposts, no? Thank heavens I do not have the skills you both possess, and

Re: [Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-17 Thread Frederick Noronha
Roland, if you lived in India, you would have understood how these 'statesmen' affected your life. Everyone should have the right not to forget. M. Teresa is a different debate, not connected with this one, and you too are free to hold your views on that too. FN On Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 22:36 Roland

Re: [Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-17 Thread Roland Francis
Marshall, after they are gone, one remembers the good things and forgets the not-so-good, except for Theresa of Calcutta who made the sick suffer before they died in the name of Christ. It is difficult to forgive that. Roland. > On Aug 17, 2018, at 5:18 AM, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > >

[Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-17 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Roland Francis: Vajpayee cannot be judged solely on the basis of being a long-time member or indeed a founder of the BJP or on the basis of not being fluent in English. Non ideologue and non orthodox that he was ... Response: Non-ideologue and non-orthodox? Really??? Please read Excerpts:

Re: [Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-16 Thread Venantius J Pinto
He was what I see as a tie-dye fascist, with the color oozing somewhat perhaps through his poetry. But to see that, well to see that would be a reasonable hope. See my State of the Union Address . Remember he wanted

Re: [Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-16 Thread Frederick Noronha
If you listened to all the radio paeans of praise to Vajpayee, you'd think the man was a saint. Here's what seems to be a more balanced appraisal, from this side of the world: QUOTE: On the other side of the balance sheet, like Rajiv Gandhi, Vajpayee was accused of encouraging cronyism and

[Goanet] ABV and the English Language

2018-08-16 Thread Roland Francis
Hi Eddie, Vajpayee cannot be judged solely on the basis of being a long-time member or indeed a founder of the BJP or on the basis of not being fluent in English. Non ideologue and non orthodox that he was, his only fault would have been by being moderate, to give his party a wider base with