Coombs wrote:
I didn't realize there was an argument to be had here. People die every day. Some mourn, some don't. We all have our reasons. So it goes.
You're the one saying your family has Stockholm syndrome?
Mirth wrote:
Lol it's not that deep. Seriously. I have family in India including those who've directly been through and have been impacted the Partition but thankfully people aren't as one dimensional as you make it seem. Clrnc is right - most people contextualise it and move on. Some weirdos take it too far in both directions and they're the ones you see in the news or on Twitter but at the end of the day offer little more than soundbites.
I know someone whose Grandma moved from Pakistan to India, her father and some of her siblings died after getting separated. She adores the Queen and was really upset when Diana died. I know the Grandma is grateful she got to live here, left India to escape poverty and the family prospered here. Indian culture has a lot of respect for Elders.
Like you say it's not that deep, people have moved on the troubles in the past. They certainly haven't forgotten but like you say contextualised it. Human history is full of unimaginable horrors, should we sit here and hold a grudge against every single country? Wouldn't be many/any people to like if that was the case.