[srean]

I am sure you have heard the bengali version of the phrase that you can bring the horse to the water but not make it drink it. If someone is determined on a path, no amount of evidence or convincing is going to change that. The allegation of 'failed to build consensus' is just plain apologism and an oft used and convenient one, very frequent in abusive relationships, "you should have stopped me from beating you but you didnt, your fault".