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Should John Howard Say Sorry

Should John Howard say sorry? Well, why should he say sorry and would that mean that he's taking responsibility for somebody else's actions? Wouldn't that be opening himself up to a legal minefield and creating a way for Aborigines to get more money out of taxpayers?

The main reason for a lot of Australians saying no, he does not need to apologize, is simply: why should someone say sorry for something they were not directly responsible for? ‘White people' of today were not responsible for the decisions and the actions taken in the past when most people weren't even born yet. So what do they have to be sorry for?

It's like someone coming up to you and apologizing for abusing your sister, instead of the actual person who did it. Does it make you feel better to know that somebody else, who you know wasn't responsible was "compassionate" enough to apologize? Probably not.
Really it should make no difference to the Aborigines whether or not John Howard does apologize.

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