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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (63751)	10/24/2002 9:00:26 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"That doesn't mean everybody else has to accept the same criteria for what they think constitutes a valid apology. Agreed? At the risk of being accused of "intellecutal violence," no. "Or do you think you make the "rules for apologies" that everybody else has to follow?" I didn't make up any rules, I simply documented what constitutes a valid apology. "They may sometimes demand a full scale multi paragraph apology with flowers and dinner out, and other times may accept a simple "oops" as sufficient. The "demand" you speak of constitutes terms for reconciliation. That may be consistant with or completely outside of what constitutes a valid apology. "And I don't, frankly, see that it's any business of yours dictating to them which they should demand when for themselves. Do you? Absolutely not, since I have no vested interest in most cases. This has nothing to do with my statements on this topic. Why do you ask?