I dont understand all this apology politics going all over the world! What difference does it make 94 years later!! Those who were on that ship are gone. Perhaps even their children are gone! The apology is seen as a "moral" victory which is the politically correct way of saying "you haven't won anything really but here is a pat on the back. Now heel Tiger heel."
Seriously can someone explain the concept behind these 100 year late apologies?
RE:What difference does it make?
by Indian on May 21, 2008 01:49 PM Permalink
Good point. It may appear symbolic but there is also some significance of this.
There is an element of penance and justice. Something similar to convting a murderer after the murder is committed. The dead person would not get alive but the convict is still punished. Similarly here, while those victims themselves do not get anything, the apology does imply that Canadian government has "convicted" itself - accepting that it was a mistake.
As far as the practicality of such an apology is concerned, it deters similar action occuring in future.
