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No, not sympathy or empathy: it's apology.
Mary Anne — (archived)

On Apology by Aaron Lazare. It first came to my attention reviewed in the most recent issue of the review journal Science Books & Films, where it was reviewed by a medical reviewer in the psychology section. In a rating system in which two stars is the highest recommendation, it received one star. The reviewer cited the lack of an index and the fact that there has been very little statistical analysis on apologies at this point for Lazare to include.

I have been hearing more about apology in medical practice, though, and its helpful effect on the rate of malpractice suits.

If an apology is not necessary in this case in Iraq, it can only be because the shootings were on purpose. Were they a mistake or not? More to the point, if they were a mistake, how can we possibly open a discussion of the events to prevent such mistakes from happening again if we don't admit the mistake? And how can we admit a mistake without apologizing, unless we don't really care whether anyone except us is injured or killed? If we only care about ourselves, then why should anyone else care about us?

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