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Originally posted by Snakeeye@May 23 2005, 10:06 PM
That's a rather, for lack of a better word, liberal assessment of what he was apologizing for. Do you find a problem with him referring to those that abused POW's the way they did as "bas**rds", or simply his addition of the racial ephitet? He apologized for the unnecessary inclusion of the word "Jap", what more do you want?
Seriously, are you people so petty and vindictive that you wont even let a man apologize without accusing the apology of being worthless?
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Well, I quoted his apology for truth. If I'm lying, please, by all means, call me out.
If he's a politician, I suppose I'd want him to apologize for any racist overtones, and then declare that he's not a racist. It's a little late now, no point in apologizing for the same incident twice.
The apology is for causing other people to be offended, rather than using (and believing in) the word. Are those the same thing to you?
Who are my people? He uses the racist term, and I'm 'petty and vindictive' for pointing out that he didn't, 'really' apologize for it? That's a rather conservative assessment (to continue the lame partisanship).
Seriously, aren't you guys tired of the Liberal/Conservative crap? I don't care for either party, but some people here like to talk till their blue (or red) in the face about it.
But, I guess I'm wrong and you're right, because you say so. Sheesh.
If people here believe the use of the term 'Jap' is, in any way, justified by the actions of the Japanese in WWII... get over it. You (probably) weren't even alive then. Neither were most 'Japs'. Lots of people have done lots of bad things. History is NO justification for racism. Period. To even attempt to bring 60 year old atrocities into justifying derogatory slurs is ignorant. If that's 'liberal' then paint me red (blech).