Mike_L said:
It doesn't make you a smaller person when you apologize, rather the opposite. If it's important for victims of such terrible actions (both sides) to receive an apology in order to find peace, I don't see why one shouldn't be given.
Angela Merkel didn't have anything to do with the persecution of the Jewish population. Still, she has apologized for Germany's actions during WW2 because it meant a lot for many people that found it easier to move on constructively afterwards. |
I disagree with having people apologizing for something they are blameless in because it's an empty gesture. It just pours salt into it. If a person was directly a part of what happened then I'm all for them apologizing. It's not something their descendents or fellow countrymen should have to apologize for especially if it happened a long time ago.
