I thought we had the "Sorry" talk a long time ago, Max. I recently saw some footage of Mr Howard's reasoning for not saying sorry and it was decidedly weak; something like this (and I paraphrase):
'I don't feel it is necessary for me to apologize for some acts with which I was not involved. My parents raised me to take responsibility when I did something wrong, but I did nothing wrong - so I don't feel the need to apologize.'
What repugnant words - they smell of distrust. He tried to distance himself from the affair, yet it was HIS parents generation that allowed the government to continue their "White Australia" goals.
If I find someone lying at the side of the road, then feeling sorrow and saying you're sorry for their situation isn't admitting personal wrong doing. It is not apologizing for somthing you did, but that it happend at all. Mr Howard, I am sorry for you.
