I saw an interesting blog post about a woman and her husband getting harassed and insulted at a check point in Colombo. Being a Tamil myself, the incident itself is no news to me. But the shock and disgust of the author reminded me humanity is still alive.
After I replied to one of the comments I had to face an interesting question - what makes those little Tamil boys and girls so violent? Is it something that is built into our DNA? Or is it our culture that somehow encourages violence? or was it those violent Tamil movies from South India?
To quote hilal who asked the question
"... It's documented in the West that Tamil culture, movies etc all have no ratings and they all glorify violence with continuous fight scenes ..."
Here is my answer to him.
OK hilal, So it looks like we have an easy explanation right? It is all because of Tamil culture and the violent movies?
We are talking about two things here - culture and movies. First about the culture, I don't know where it is "..documented in the West.." that Tamil culture glorifies violence. Can you give me some more details on this?
As for the movies, you are absolutely right! Tamil movies are becoming so violent that it makes me sick. I am against violent movies and video games. And the lack of ratings is something I have been complaining about for the last few years. So I just can't agree with you more on that!
But can this explain the whole ethnic conflict? Tamil youth watched violent movies. So they became so violent they ended up creating one of the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world! Judging from just how violent some recent Tamil movies are, it doesn't sound that far fetched. But I would like to discuss a few facts here hilal.
Tamil movies are produced in "Tamil Nadu" which is in South India.It is the only Tamil state in India ,which has the biggest Tamil population in the world and is naturally the biggest market for these movies. But despite all these violent movies, There are no terrorist outfit in Tamil Nadu fighting for a separate state although Tamils are a minority and Tamil is not an official language in India. There are various rebel groups in other states in India but not in Tamil Nadu. So if it is Tamil culture and Tamil movies that are causing the problem, and if just 1.8 million of those 'culturally challenged' Tamils are enough to commit all this mayhem in Sri Lanka, then why are the 60.7 million in India leading such a boringly quiet life? What are they waiting for? And what about Singapore?
And talking about violent movies and video games, we do get quite a lot from America don't we? I agree these things encourage violence and I feel they are at least partly responsible for the 'school shootings' in the states. But we are yet to see anything like LTTE over there right? America is one of those few places on earth where you can just walk into a shop and buy a good gun. So why didn't they start the mother of all terrorists groups there then?
Obviously we are missing something here are't we hilal?
We can't easily dismiss all the violence in Sri Lanka as the result of Tamil movies and Tamil culture. The reasons are much deeper than that. I don't want to go into them now, but I will get back this a bit later.
Now I just wanted to let you know that this is not just because Tamils as a people are a violent bunch. In fact it is the Tamil people who have been at the receiving end of the ethnic violence more than any other Community in Sri Lanka. Ever since independence large numbers of Tamil civilians got tortured and murdered during anti Tamils riots that happened again and again(1956, 1958, 1961, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983)
Dramaqueen is understandably shocked and angry when she heard of what her friend had to go through. But I think her friend has been lucky. In the North and East there are times when young girls stopped at checkpoints never returned home. They were raped ,killed and buried in mass graves. Of course you would rarely hear about them unless you live in those areas.
See the anger and shock Dramaqueen feels when she hears about how her friend was harassed? Now imagine how she would have reacted if one of her friends was raped by many men and then killed?
Now imagine how an 18 year old boy in Jaffna would react when his 16 years sister goes missing only to be found as a dead body?
Now you will get a rough idea of what makes an LTTE cadre. Violence always breeds violence. Whenever there is an ethnic divide, It is easy to say 'there is something wrong' with a particular ethnic group. As far as culture is concerned I don't see a huge difference between us and the Sinhalese. (Although I must admit we Tamils have to learn a few things from the Sinhalese. They seem like a friendlier bunch than us. They seem to be smiling much more frequently than us Tamils - even when they are among Strangers. And their 'parrippu' dish and their crispy 'Aappa' are a whole lot tastier than the respective Tamil versions of those dishes I think.)
I have heard similar arguments against Islam as a religion. I have heard people say "Islam glorifies violent jihad! That's why we have Al Quida,Hizbulla , Hamas etc."
But we have to take a careful look at the facts before we start blaming religions and cultures that have existed for centuries as the reason for wars and terrorist groups that started just a few years ago.
A little Palestinian boy grows up in a refugee camp. Why doesn't he have a proper home? His Mom would explain that their land is occupied by Israel. He hides behind his mom and dad as the Monster Battle tanks from Israel roll through their camp. Smashing everything on the way. And one day he sees his baby sister bleed to death by Israeli fire. The next Jihadi is in the making now! And when he grows up to learn that it is the USA (which has given $91 Billion and counting so far to Isreal) which supports the Israeli state and it's military machine by funding it, is it any wonder that he would become more than a bit anti American? An Israeli child goes through similar experiences. They come across bus bombings and rocket attacks. But there aren't many suicide attacks by Israelis yet. It is because they have the upper hand now. They have more protection and less civilian deaths thanks to their superior fire power. So they haven't experienced the sheer sense of desperation and anger that turns an innocent young man or woman into a suicide bomber. It is not because Israelis have a better culture than the Arabs or Judaism is a better religion than Islam.
But we hear 'experts' talking about Islam and it's tendency to encourage violence. For god's sake Islam has existed long before Al Qaeda! And these very same Muslims have lived peacefully for so many centuries. Even now there are large Muslim populations in many parts of the worlds where there is not even a hint of violence! Muslims are living peacefully even in Tamil Nadu! Imagine? With those Tamils! Those violent bastards! And they don't even have a riot! - Not even when there were widespread Hindu-Muslim riots going in other parts of India!
So if it is not the culture and the movies then what is it that started this whole Tamil problem? I am looking for answers as well.
That seems like a long Story and one of the best kept secrets in Sri Lanka. Different people seems to know different bits of this long Story. But it is not easy to get the full picture of a conflict of this scale and complexity so easily. I am going to try to share what I know and I want to learn from what other have to share.
But for now you can take a look at this excellent post by vindi here
and this one from daily mirror here
Here is one more thing you have said.
"..as a responsible Tamil you should do everything in your power to eliminate such mentality within Tamil youth.."
To this my answer is "Of course! I will!"
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A professor of mine once described racism as thinking about human differences in terms of natural species. What many forget is that beneath the constructions of culture, we are all human. It's unfortunate that violence is a choice made under the pretences of ethnicity. The Sri Lankan conflict has little to do with race, and more to do with political motives.
Thanks for your comments vindi,
I agree with you and your professor.
I also believe it is selfish political motives that created this whole mess. Politicians from both sides have played the race card to get what they wanted. By doing so they have created so much division and hatred based on race that peace has become such a tough sell. :(
some cultures or religions could muster violence(I'm not suggesting Tamil culture is violent).
Every religion one way or the other give birth to violence. Islam is the most violent of them all. You can't just shrug it off. Yes look at the history, Christian and Islam faiths became the most popular faiths through violence. You can't reject that. For example what happened to the Buddhists of Afghanistan or maldives. What about latin american. There is no point going trough the list. How can you explain the attack on india if islam is not violent? So yes religions are violent and western world has started to realize it and their religion is fast dying out. Others also should have the willing to really consider whether their religions are worth.
Tamilians are basteds...they are the blackies of India. We indians always treat them as slaves. The are the most ugly people in India and everyone thinks Indians are like them.
you paandi's you suck you mother fucking basteds...
You Mother F*****s Tamilians are dirty, cheap, black, ugly, sick rapists. You bastards have messed up my Bangalore. You bastards have infiltrated every corner of the world and you consider yourself minority? burn yourself in the scorching heat in your place. You are lankan shits and descendants of Ravana. you are all ten headed. I wished tsunami had covered the whole of TN and Lanka. TN is metropolitan gutter of India. you bastards have ruined India's reputation abroad. i wonder why god made some of you intelligent? it is very true that terrorists are ten times intelligent than civilians. Die you terrorists. I wish an atom bomb fall over you and obliterate your stinking Tamil DNA. I pray god let there be a "Tamilian Extinction level event" or a tamilian holocaust.
This is for the western countries.
Be careful when you support the tamil propaganda using the terms like "GENOCIDE".
Tamils live in these countries truly doesn't give a shit to fellow tamilians (needless to talk about others).
They want the political asylum visa.
Once they have enough of them,
They need a part of your country too.
I jumped and danced with joy when LTTE was annihilated in Sri Lanka, but I wish that if we could exterminate all tamils in India, and in the world, the world will be rid of a pest, for the tamil people with exceptin of a few, 0.001% are mostly scoundrels and bastards, wherever they are, work environment, neighborhood. My experience with them in both places are very bitter. They harass and insult the ones that are not tamils. The one in my neighborhood is a woman, she has taken loans of near 3 lakhs, without any document or whatever promising higher interest, but has not bothered to return any of the loans. If the lender goes to her home demanding it, she abuses him/her, even physically assults them, she is one godamn bitch, she sits on the stone bench on the front of her house, the house which is not her own, but captured from her brother in law, and discusses with other bitches, affairs of all the surrounding neighbors, without caring whether the concerned parties are within the hearing range or not, but the tamils as a whole are bastards, be a colleague or superior, or neighbor. our karnataka producing current and they are stealing it, our poor assholes of politicians are namarda to prevent this
I jumped and danced with joy when LTTE was annihilated in Sri Lanka, but I wish that if we could exterminate all tamils in India, and in the world, the world will be rid of a pest, for the tamil people with exceptin of a few, 0.001% are mostly scoundrels and bastards, wherever they are, work environment, neighborhood. My experience with them in both places are very bitter. They harass and insult the ones that are not tamils. The one in my neighborhood is a woman, she has taken loans of near 3 lakhs, without any document or whatever promising higher interest, but has not bothered to return any of the loans. If the lender goes to her home demanding it, she abuses him/her, even physically assults them, she is one godamn bitch, she sits on the stone bench on the front of her house, the house which is not her own, but captured from her brother in law, and discusses with other bitches, affairs of all the surrounding neighbors, without caring whether the concerned parties are within the hearing range or not, but the tamils as a whole are bastards, be a colleague or superior, or neighbor. our karnataka producing current and they are stealing it, our poor assholes of politicians are namarda to prevent this
I jumped and danced with joy when LTTE was annihilated in Sri Lanka, but I wish that if we could exterminate all tamils in India, and in the world, the world will be rid of a pest, for the tamil people with exceptin of a few, 0.001% are mostly scoundrels and bastards, wherever they are, work environment, neighborhood. My experience with them in both places are very bitter. They harass and insult the ones that are not tamils. The one in my neighborhood is a woman, she has taken loans of near 3 lakhs, without any document or whatever promising higher interest, but has not bothered to return any of the loans. If the lender goes to her home demanding it, she abuses him/her, even physically assults them, she is one godamn bitch, she sits on the stone bench on the front of her house, the house which is not her own, but captured from her brother in law, and discusses with other bitches, affairs of all the surrounding neighbors, without caring whether the concerned parties are within the hearing range or not, but the tamils as a whole are bastards, be a colleague or superior, or neighbor. our karnataka producing current and they are stealing it, our poor assholes of politicians are namarda to prevent this
while committing dacoitry, theft, violent attack, making friendship, selection process, a TAMIL will make a difference between a nontamil and a tamilian. All violent acts are directed against nontamils and all favors directed to Tamils. Veerappan's kidnap victims were all non-tamils, ie. kannadigas. He did not kidnap a single tamil. All tamils are bastards, most of them, by their genes. They cannot help it. It is in their genes.
If i had a nuclear or neutron bomb i will drop them over tamilnadu to exterminate all the tamils who i do not consider as humans but a pest a curse upon india, if a sunamy engulfs whole of tamilnadu, and clears tamils of south india, india will be much better place. they are the dogs of hell, they are the fiends of satan, servants of satan, they are like a drop of acid into a cup of milk. wherever they go, they create atmosphere of violence,mistrust, favorotism, etc. they deserve no mercy.
If i had a nuclear or neutron bomb i will drop them over tamilnadu to exterminate all the tamils who i do not consider as humans but a pest a curse upon india, if a sunamy engulfs whole of tamilnadu, and clears tamils of south india, india will be much better place. they are the dogs of hell, they are the fiends of satan, servants of satan, they are like a drop of acid into a cup of milk. wherever they go, they create atmosphere of violence,mistrust, favorotism, etc. they deserve no mercy.
yes Tamilians are very voilent in nature. I have come across many tamilians who are aggresive, rude, most importantly, language fanatics. A new age Tamil guru called NITYANANDA is a new contribution to people of Bangalore, who need no introduction.He was an LTTE supporter too.
I wish Tamilians still cling on to spiritual carnatic music and forget all the hatred against other communities.
MAY GOD CHANGE THESE VOILENT BEINGS!
I WISH ALL TAMILS IN THE WORLD "REST IN PEACE(or peices)".
World should understand NEVER GIVE SPACE FOR TAMILS.
Its like inviting kill bill for your nation or territories peace.
The people who always pretend to be innocent(successfully) all humans fall in that TRAP there by loose their peace.
Its the most pathetic language and pathetic culture we Indians regret for giving them the space.
SRILANKANS fought it out well and we havenot started yet.
I love u bro! These Tamil mother f**** dosent deserve to live in this world!
Violence has nothing to do with DNA or intrinsic nature, and do some research before posting, there was most definitely rebel separatists in Tamil Nadu. They did not get very far and did not try very hard because India has a very strong military and political power compared to Sri Lanka and Tamils are only a small 5% of India's population compared to 20% in Sri Lanka (now less). They were however planning on getting international support for a unified Tamil country if Eelam was successful. Another thing is that India was divided on religious lines, Sri Lanka was divided on ethnic lines and the majority are Buddhists. There was also no direct violent oppression caused to the Tamil people by the Indian government and were allowed an individual state with their official language. We Tamils pride our selves on being brave, independent warriors. Tamils were never conquered except by the British whereas the rest of India surrendered to everyone else that came in their lands, stole their property and raped their women, like filthy cowards.
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