From your own point of view it useful to say sorry after years of wrong policies towards a minority? Why, What else is needed?
It is always useful to say "sorry", and from my point of view it should always be the first step to reconcile the differences and the scars of minorities, to acknowledge them as people with the same rights, same problems and same humanity than the rest.
In the case of ethnic minorities as it was in Australia it is mandatory to give them all the same rights than the rest of the population and make an special legislation for them because normally with the colonization, their lands and special places were taken away.
We're all human, and we have to be aware that all of us are condemn to err at any time, so, we have to be capable of saying sorry and also to forgive and forget, to erase all the dark past and commence a new future where all the people living in the same countries have the same rights, the same benefits and of course the same obligations, but always with respect and embracing the differences.
I think you are right in many aspects that you kust mention here, but start thinking that all the people is going to react positively in those situations is kind of idealistic but that is a goal that we would love to realize.
ReplyDeleteFor me, saying sorry is something less "literal" and more meaningful, like a group of actions that really show your engagement to mitigate the damage of the mistakes made. For example, culture understanding, sharing the case with public opinion and executing policies reforms avoiding discrimination would be the best way to say sorry.
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