If you say something weighs on the Indian psyche, it does seem that you are making a statement that holds true for a large majority of Indian people, not just a handful of individuals.
Also, why would anyone who was not directly or indirectly involved in hunting tigers feel guilty, of all things? Sad, certainly, but guilty is a stretch.
I've shared multiple links, pointed out various facts, and even called your attention to the comments in this very thread for you to guage what I mean.
If you choose to ignore that and nitpick on pedantic meaning of words, then so be it. I'm going to stop taking the bait, sorry.
> why would anyone who was not directly or indirectly involved in hunting tigers feel guilty, of all things?
Nitpicking? No, you made the following statement. I’m saying it is entirely false.
> This isn't an exaggeration: Tigers are interwoven in to the Indian (and Bangladeshi?) psyche [0] owing mostly to the overwhelming guilt of almost singlehandedly causing extinction of these beasts.
If there is any such thing as a general Indian psyche, it is unburdened with concerns of tigers dying off. The Indian people are more concerned with mass unemployment, droughts, floods and poverty. Also, kindly do not suggest that I’m trolling you in any way. I sincerely believe that you are making an incorrect representation about how concerned Indians are with tigers.
Your references to a Kipling story and a Blake poem are completely irrelevant. Newspapers give coverage but where is the mass outrage or outpouring of sorrow or regret? If there was any you haven’t linked to it.
> where is the mass outrage or outpouring of sorrow or regret? If there was any you haven’t linked to it.
Pls read the Wikipedia entries on Tigers, T-24 and T-16, see the referenced articles therein.
> general Indian psyche, it is unburdened with concerns of tigers dying off. The Indian people are more concerned with mass unemployment, droughts, floods and poverty.
Non sequitur.
> Your references to a Kipling story and a Blake poem are completely irrelevant.
> Also, kindly do not suggest that I’m trolling you in any way.
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> I sincerely believe that you are making an incorrect representation about how concerned Indians are with tigers.
I've shared links to back my claims. And I hear your opinion loud and clear, too. Can we pls agree to disagree and put this to rest?
Also, why would anyone who was not directly or indirectly involved in hunting tigers feel guilty, of all things? Sad, certainly, but guilty is a stretch.