Posted on 06/22/2022 6:03:33 PM PDT by Rummyfan
An apology used to mean sincere remorse for an error or moment of bad judgment. Apologies now are often acts of surrender, a plea to the woke masters for just one more chance. Today, people apologize because they are more afraid than sorry.
Public figures believe that apologizing eases tensions in such a divided culture. It doesn’t. Their wimpy, inevitable apologies are what fuel the outrage crowd by validating their hypersensitivity.
Each week on cue, some person of influence issues an apology to “those offended.” And last week, the perpetually offended scored two quick wins.
First, 75-year-old crime author James Patterson apologized for noticing that publishing companies are not looking to hire white male authors anymore. Next, Rainn Wilson from The Office said he was very sorry for joking about the term to describe transgenders who breastfeed.
Here are their official letters of regret....
(Excerpt) Read more at outkick.com ...
I have apologized (it’s really hard) when I realized I had been wrong. NEVER just to keep the peace.
Yup, I learned that lesson that day. Never again.
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