Thursday, January 13, 2022
Mea Culpa
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the latest politician to say he is sorry for something he had done. This time it was an apology for attending a party during the country's lockdown from COVID. Admitting the truth and expressing sorrow for one's deeds is an art form with unpredictable outcomes. Sometimes, a pol will step down. Sometimes, he will gut through and continue to serve although wounded. It depends on the mood and anger of citizens and peers. Former governor Cuomo of New York lost all support and caved. Johnson has already lost much of his own party and all of the opposition. Both men acted above rules they had set for citizens as if their strictures didn't apply to them. It is this hypocrisy people dislike. If they must give up their freedom for a time, they want to know they are in the situation together. One would think leaders would be sensitive to such a basic PR faux pas.
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