[Goanet] PANIC FLEEING ASSAMESE

2012-08-20 Thread manuel tavares
Dear Gabe, Every Journey they say starts with a small step. Every enterprise starts small and builds. I did say that Change takes time, but without taking that first step and seeing what was achieved in Singapore, could lead to where we should be going. If we do not take the first step, then

Re: [Goanet] PANIC FLEEING ASSAMESE

2012-08-19 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 18 August 2012 02:26, manuel tavares duk...@bell.net wrote: John Gomes is right.. One has only to look at Singapore where prior to the metamorphosis that set the stage for the current society, corruption was as rampant as in India. If this could be achieved in Singapore, then we

[Goanet] PANIC FLEEING ASSAMESE

2012-08-17 Thread John Gomes
This is what vote bank politics can do! Rely on migrants who are protected and pampered over residents to ensure winning at elections. In AssamĀ  Congress got a second term, and business as usual to get a third term. Immigrants provide cheap labour. It is government and vested interests that

[Goanet] PANIC FLEEING ASSAMESE

2012-08-17 Thread manuel tavares
John Gomes is right. We have as a nation to rethink our whole approach to the matter of corruption. This will not be an easy task and may take considerable time to achieve. To achieve the principal goal it would be prudent to start small and to nurture the success achieved in these small steps.