"I'm sorry if anyone was offended" is NOT a real apology

[rodeodance]

ONE OF MANY OUT THERE LIKE THIS.



Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject "I'm sorry if anyone was offended" is NOT a real apology
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5056230#5056230
5056230, "I'm sorry if anyone was offended" is NOT a real apology
Posted by SoCalDem on Thu Mar-13-08 08:10 AM

It's that same old "passive" angle, that somehow puts the onus on the aggrieved person ..

Sorry is...

"I am sorry I/we offended YOU"...not "if you were offended"..

"If you were offended" implies that YOU may have misunderstood.

It's the same as "mistakes were made".."shit happened"..

If you are NOT sorry, don't apologize.. If you ARE, do it correctly , in a heartfelt manner.

If you are not sorry, but feel compelled to say something, just say.. "It's politics and lots of people say stupid things"..and go on.. and stop with the phony-sounding apologies.

[flordehinojos]

1. so damn demanding ... they want to see hillary grovel but that would not satisfy their thirst for

whatever it is that they are thirsty for ... while baracka goes on pushing the race-baiting card.

one has to wonder ... do people ever listen? or do they just listen to whatever they want to hear?

[rodeodance]

2. i found a lump in my throat as i read a few of those responses. I just find

it so vle. even afer all this time.

[robbedvoter]

3. delete