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Re:Apology Critics Who Want to Teach You How to Say You’re S... by myWindoonn on Sunday September 23, 2018 @05:17PM (#18053278)
Think carefully. Is there anybody who you have known who has wronged you or those you care about in such a way that, even if they were to apologize to you, you might not accept the apology if it failed to move you?

Sure, the folks quoted in the article might be irritating in tone, but the concept is not without considerability.

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Re:Apology Critics Who Want to Teach You How to Say You’re S... by darkerside on Sunday September 23, 2018 @08:33PM (#18054191)
No. If I'm ready to forgive someone I do it. If I'm not, I don't. I'm not going to put someone through some stupid kind of eloquence litmus test when I decide whether to accept their apology.
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Re:Apology Critics Who Want to Teach You How to Say You’re S... by acct1771 on Monday September 24, 2018 @12:55AM (#18055123)
Not even...say..looking you in the eyes?

If so, that's weak, man.

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Re:Apology Critics Who Want to Teach You How to Say You’re S... by darkerside on Monday September 24, 2018 @06:46AM (#18056559)
What's weak is being swayed that someone is deserving of forgiveness by their words if I don't feel that in my heart. Sorry if that was sarcasm.
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