This is highly unfortunate but not surprising! Portugal was after all a major colonial power as well as a slave trader. And this wave of xenophobia and nationalism is spreading everywhere, probably empowered by Trump. I couldn't understand why he has been depicted as a pig with pencils in his nose - probably something to do with the teachers strike of which I know nothing. Helga
On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 6:48 AM 'Pedro Mascarenhas' via Goa-Research-Net < [email protected]> wrote: > > VM. > > Since the far-right party, CHEGA!, appeared in 2019, xenophobic and > nationalist, a lot of racists have come out of the closet. The leader, > André Ventuta, declares himself Catholic and anti-Pope Francis for > protecting emigrants. > > From one MP in 2019 it rose to 12 MP in 2022. > > > DataLíderCl.Votos%+/-Deputados+/-Status > 2019 > <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elei%C3%A7%C3%B5es_legislativas_portuguesas_de_2019> > André > Ventura <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ventura> 7.º 66 442 > 1,30 / 100,00 > *Novo* > 1 / 230 > *Novo* Oposição > 2022 > <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elei%C3%A7%C3%B5es_legislativas_portuguesas_de_2022> > André > Ventura <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ventura> 3.º 410 965 > 7,28 / 100,00 > [image: Aumento]5.98 > 12 / 230 > [image: Aumento]11 Oposição > > > On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 11:06:25 AM GMT+1, V M <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It's interesting to see the quotes from Costa. Am I correct that this is a > very rare, if not unique, occurrence of him "calling out" the racism that > is occasionally thrown his way? > > Thanks for sharing this... > > On Mon, 12 Jun 2023, 15:29 'Pedro Mascarenhas' via Goa-Research-Net, < > [email protected]> wrote: > > [image: Inline image] > > Not everything is rosy for António Costa in Portugal. There are racists > who hate this Prime Minister, son of Goan. > "The teachers' protest is part of freedom and democracy, only journalists > find it strange that there are protests. It is part of democracy", said > António Costa, while trying to maintain a dialogue with a teacher, after > the military ceremony of the of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese > Communities, António Costa walked the route from Avenida do Douro to the > place chosen for lunch, always being followed by many teachers who shouted, > among other slogans, "respect". The same message was written on the > posters, on some of which it was also possible to read "resignation" and > see the image of the prime minister with two pencils in his eyes and a > pig's nose. Booed by the teachers, the prime minister was, however, > cherished by many popular people who told him: "welcome to the Douro", "we > are here to support you" and "Régua is with you". > "I feel very good in the Douro and throughout the country", he pointed > out, again insisting that the background noise that accompanied him "is a > right of demonstration". > > "With better taste, with worse taste, with these slightly racist posters, > but that's it, that's life", he stressed. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1231297506.2264179.1686563972887%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1231297506.2264179.1686563972887%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAN1wPW48mON6E%2BOywpAcPyKAu04hg-T2%3D6yRj2zwUiAfBDUmmA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAN1wPW48mON6E%2BOywpAcPyKAu04hg-T2%3D6yRj2zwUiAfBDUmmA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/424698224.2279202.1686566868602%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/424698224.2279202.1686566868602%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Maria Helga do Rosario Gomes 609 West 114th Street NY 10025 USA http://helgagomes.com/ http://www.goachitra.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJUuMJnkAkp1R%2BO1pFqQw0Q2wdU_2m2VMaSVtvk1cT1F5ad0EQ%40mail.gmail.com.
