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Can you read ? LOL. I said I agreed with your definition.1. Muslim ban was upheld by the SCOTUS.1. I do remember Trump admitting being wrong afew times. Example: he said he shouldn't have revised his original Muslim ban.I'm sorry (OK that's BS) but not all apologies are BS. Have you never given someone a sincere apology?FALSE! Apologies are worse, because they're
An apology is, literally, the least you can do. Sincere or not, it is an admission of guilt. If you can't even do that, you're saying "I did nothing wrong".
I have never heard Trump apologize for anything. The closest I've heard is him blaming some unnamed person for giving him incorrect information. Someone who can't admit he was wrong is also incapable of accepting that others may be right and that he should take their advice. Such arrogance in a powerful man is dangerous.
2. Apology is not the least you can do for the victim. It's not for the victim
It's for the apologizer.
3. You want to do something for the victim ? Then ATTONE. Sacrifice something.
1. Trump's original Muslim ban was unconstitutional. He HAD to revise it.
2. An apology is actually for both the victim and the apologizer, because it is an acknowledgement that there was a wrong committed, and the aplogizer is recognizing that the behavior was inappropriate and in the apology, the victim gets acknowledgement that a wrong was committed.
3. I think you are a bit confused about the word "atone". Atonement is something that the perpetrator does to correct a wrong to the victim. Here, lemmie help you out with the definition from Dictionary.com.
atone
[uh-tohn]
verb (used without object), atoned, atoning.
1. to make amends or reparaton, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for):
to atone for one's sins.
2. to make up, as for errors or deficiencies (usually followed by for):
to atone for one's failings.
3. Obsolete. to become reconciled; agree.
verb (used with object), atoned, atoning.
4. to make amends for; expiate:
He atoned his sins.
5. Obsolete. to bring into unity, harmony, concord, etc.
Vocabulary wasn't your strong suit in school, was it?
2. FALSE! Apologies are for the apologizer.
3. You think wrong. Your posted definition confirmed exactly what I said and meant. It's you who is confused.
4. Maybe you can afford to engage in a conversation. I can,t. I have only 500 MB per month from Assurance Wireless, and I'm typing on a cell phone
So I'm off the computer now. Go ahead and post again now, knowing I can' t answer, if you're enough of a coward to do that.
Not my fault that you don't understand the English language and think that the definitions from the dictionary are wrong. Like I said, apparently vocabulary wasn't your strong suit in high school.
As far as you saying you can't afford to engage in conversation? Are you serious? You seem to post more on these boards than I do, and I'm retired.
And, it's not my fault if you can't answer because you don't have enough money, which is why you are trying to call me a coward for answering you. Either (a) get a better internet plan, (b) get a better paying job, or a second job so you can afford your USMB habit, or (c) quit trying to use your perceived poverty as a way to convince yourself you won, nobody else is gonna buy it either.
I don't care what people "buy". I just state things as they are, which you are in no position to cast judgement about.
And I don't need coaching from you.
I don't do jobs. I'm out of the workforce for 9 years now. Am retired.