Re: [Goanet] Samir has never been communal

2008-12-27 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Dr. Jose Colaco, I tried your prescription of cold water and cold shower, but the comment still sucks. ;-) Believing that your paediatric prescription to be for kids, I tried it with a Bloody Mary and cold shower and ... oh God! it still sucks. May be I should try some "alternate" medicine

Re: [Goanet] Samir has never been communal

2008-12-26 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
Leo Conrad D'Souza wrote: I understand being on the Goanet since its inception, every member is entitled to his/her opinion. jc's comments: 1: I agree with the above from Leo 2: Our entitlement to an opinion is subject to that opinion being based on reason. 3: I cannot say that "Samir has nev

Re: [Goanet] Samir has never been communal

2008-12-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Carvalho wrote: > > Next time I form an opinion in life I'll be sure to > conduct a ten-year objective study, followed by a five page > desertion. > Dear Selma, By over forty years of subjective study I have learned that it is better to assume people are innocent and good

Re: [Goanet] Samir has never been communal

2008-12-25 Thread Carvalho
--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Miguel Braganza wrote: > > I have no problem if Dr. Samir Kelekar, Ph. D is communal. > We have even survived two stints of BJP rules in Goa and > even in the Federal set up. > > Samir is insufferable in his use of the language, though I > will grant it to him that Goane

Re: [Goanet] Samir has never been communal

2008-12-25 Thread Carvalho
--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Santosh Helekar wrote: > > It depends on whether or not the person forming the opinion > himself/herself has a communal bias. Moreover, it assumes > that he/she has a clear understanding of the issues in > question that is comprehensive enough to know that > disagreements

Re: [Goanet] Samir has never been communal

2008-12-25 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Carvalho wrote: > > On this Christmas day I have to defend Samir. To my memory > he has never been communal. He was the only Hindu to > immediately condemn the Orissa violence and to my memory has > never taken a communal position in political issues. > I know that Samir i