10-25-2022, 08:34 AM
(10-25-2022, 08:09 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Without wanting to state anything about the original position, Kevin Rudd got up and said this sorry.
At some point, this isn't about righting wrongs its about making sure that the rage is maintained. It's anti reconciliation and stands only to provoke and inflame.
Why do you think there is a giant backlash evey single time these matters come up?
Its because people shouldn't be made to feel guilt and shame for the ills of people that came before them.
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.......................No apology will erase history. If someone wronged me, asking their children to apologise on their behalf is petty. At some point you need to let bygones be bygones and let people heal from these wounds not reinforce it and hold it against them for ever.
I disagree on all points.