Atomic bomb survivors want an apology from Obama.

[Aeolus451]

Aielyn said:

Aeolus451 said:
I don't think he should to be honest. It's in the past and obama didn't have anything to do with it. Also, white people shouldn't apologize for slavery. It's in the past and they don't have anything to do with it today.

Obama isn't just a person, he's also the foremost representative of "The American Government". His apology would not be a personal apology, but a "Governmental apology".

Kind of like how, if a CEO of a company makes a decision that harms a lot of people, then gets fired, the new CEO will apologise for what was done, despite not being involved in the decision or being in any way personally at fault.

That's idiotic. People will be apologizing til the end of time for something that happened ages ago. It's also dishonest because a person can't apologize for something they didn't do. I understand that apologizing in that way has become a trend but that doesn't mean they should keep doing that.