And see what Rep. Tony Cuenco seems to be getting, on lower scale, for apologizing he pushed for Con-Ass to amend the Constitution.
The person wronged is usually not content with apology. "Apologizee" wants more from apologizer: not just owning error and regretting it.
The opposition wanted, and still wants, President Glo to quit. Msgr. Achilles Dakay, Archdiocese media officer, wants Tony to explain his vote.
Does opposition speak for the nation and "Mons" Dakay for the church? No longer relevant. Apologizer slides notches lower when he says "I'm sorry" and everyone else sounds morally upright.
Cheapened
True, frequent and easy use cheapens apology. Victim is not impressed unless penitent hangs or torches himself as well.
Alexander Blackwell, a British convict sentenced to be beheaded, laid his head on the wrong side of the block. Corrected by the executioner, Blackwell moved around to the right side, saying, "I'm sorry for the mistake. First time I'm doing this, you know."
"I'm sorry" expresses regret for breaches of protocol like Blackwell's. Or violations of courtesy like stealing a kiss.
But stealing an election or a Constitution? An apology may not work at all.
