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The Soliloquy: Saying Sorry Means Never Having to Say "if you were offended"

A proper apology is honest, not a statement required by politics

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Jacquie Fenske
Jan 04, 2022
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Apropos of nothing that occurred at all this week, I’ve been thinking about apologies this weekend. What makes a good apology? A bit of research told me that most people’s instincts of what constitutes a real apology is backed up by social science.…

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I'm a teacher, politician, and entrepreneur. My driving passion is to bring rural and urban Alberta together.
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