That follow-up barely counts for anything when it's used as an opportunity to humblebrag ("I'm a man on honor") and backtrack ("well ackshually Trump 2.0 is very different, other than that I was totally right, you know! ☝️🤓"). Nowadays I am finding it increasingly difficult to be forgiving of people who believe, trust, and worship Trump, especially after the decades of Trump proving himself to be an evil charlatan.
Being vindictive will make people dig in their heels. This is a big part of prison reform, I.E when you treat people like criminals, they act like criminals. If you're unable to forgive those who you have scorned or disagreed with in the past, what incentive do they have to try and rejoin society and maintain the social contract?
With respect, I'm not intending to be vindictive. There just comes a point when we need to actively defend society, our way of life, and our families from the MAGA movement. Sure, some of them are well meaning and willing to learn if shown kindness, but a lot of them are deliberately cruel and destructive. I wholeheartedly believe in prison reform, to use your analogy, but even in prisons there are people who need to be treated with more caution than your average inmate who just made some poor decisions in life.
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u/stereoroid 1d ago
Admitting he was wrong counts for something, though.