[Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-13 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
Dear Dotor Jose Colaco (JC), This has reference to your message No 11 dated Sat, 9 Feb 2008 as is appeared in Goanet Digest, Vol 3,issue 164. From this posting I picked up part of your message wherein you used my name. You wrote in your above message: I'd say that GoaNet has been significa

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While this is how it IS ... I disagree that this is > how it SHOULD BE > in a secular forum. > Anti-this and Anti-that is abnormal "ab inicio". > Josebab, Sorry, the "should be" applies to the even balance between all the antis, not to the an

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
Santosh Helekar wrote: I disagree with Anand here. I think there is pretty even balance on Goanet between posts that are anti-Hindu, anti-Christian, anti-Muslim, anti-non-Goan, anti-Indian, anti-Portuguese, anti-western, anti-science, anti-establishment, etc. That is how it should be in a secu

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread George Pinto
Do Goans have an "anti-" gene? Can DNA tests be expanded to confirm this? George --- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I disagree with Anand here. I think there is pretty > even balance on Goanet between posts that are > anti-Hindu, anti-Christian, anti-Muslim, > anti-non-Goan, anti-In

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
I disagree with Anand here. I think there is pretty even balance on Goanet between posts that are anti-Hindu, anti-Christian, anti-Muslim, anti-non-Goan, anti-Indian, anti-Portuguese, anti-western, anti-science, anti-establishment, etc. That is how it should be in a secular public forum. Cheers,

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread anil desai
I will say again what I have said already. this is not a debate that anyone can win. It does help consolidate one's support base but very rarely you get converts to your cause. I too believe that the M F Hussein act was pure sensationalism. Such acts should not be given the oxygen of publicity. Let

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread anand virgincar
Sachin Phadte said : This is the best way to get a Hindu like me to be a supporter of radical organisations. I say : Agree entirely . In fact , I have spent the last few days scouring through the archives of Goanet , particularly the " religious " postings which I had ignore

Re: [Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread sonia gomes
Sachin, I googled Hussain and the painting of Sita riding on Hanuman's tail. Not only did I find that particular painting but also the one of Parvati sitting on Ganesha's head. Both these Godesses are nude, as I said before it is obnoxious, there is no art here but vulgarity. Warm wishes, Sonia

[Goanet] Disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-09 Thread Sachin Phadte
VM writes: "Few in the ragged mob of Husain-bashing extremists have actually seen the paintings they are so eager to burn. To pick just one example from a very recent post on Goanet, there is no Husain painting of "nude sita in a sexually explicit pose with hanuman." " I do not know on what b

[Goanet] disgraceful, dishonest attacks

2008-02-08 Thread V M
Hello Goanet, There are two very important things to remember when looking at the disgraceful baying against M. F. Husain which has had the effect of hounding a grand old man from his homeland. 1) Few in the ragged mob of Husain-bashing extremists have actually seen the paintings they are so eage