Nov 4, 2022·edited Nov 4, 2022Liked by Ann Tomoko Rosen
Thank you, Ann. This paragraph, you wrote, may be the single best insight anyone has shared about the Oster essay: "It’s not that I won’t forgive. I am pro-forgiveness. I agree that it will only hurt us to hold onto anger over past injustices. But you can’t mandate forgiveness. It is OURS to give and we can’t let this latest attempt to “greater good” our individual values succeed. Amnesty sounds a lot like the government setting the terms of forgiveness and it lacks all of the critical elements that would lead to anything heartfelt and healing."
They want to skip the apology and go straight to forgiveness? No it doesn’t work that way! I will never forget what my family members and friends have done to me. I was disowned and unfriended by mostly all of them. They called me a selfish pig and a right wing, science denying conspiracy theorist, because I wouldn’t get vaccinated. They said you are no longer welcome to any family functions, holidays, graduations, birthdays, weddings etc. Things between them and I will never be the same. They drew the line in the sand not me! The least they can do is offer a heartfelt apology, but their false sense of pride won’t allow them to. At any rate, my life goes on with or without them...
Thank you, Ann. This paragraph, you wrote, may be the single best insight anyone has shared about the Oster essay: "It’s not that I won’t forgive. I am pro-forgiveness. I agree that it will only hurt us to hold onto anger over past injustices. But you can’t mandate forgiveness. It is OURS to give and we can’t let this latest attempt to “greater good” our individual values succeed. Amnesty sounds a lot like the government setting the terms of forgiveness and it lacks all of the critical elements that would lead to anything heartfelt and healing."
They want to skip the apology and go straight to forgiveness? No it doesn’t work that way! I will never forget what my family members and friends have done to me. I was disowned and unfriended by mostly all of them. They called me a selfish pig and a right wing, science denying conspiracy theorist, because I wouldn’t get vaccinated. They said you are no longer welcome to any family functions, holidays, graduations, birthdays, weddings etc. Things between them and I will never be the same. They drew the line in the sand not me! The least they can do is offer a heartfelt apology, but their false sense of pride won’t allow them to. At any rate, my life goes on with or without them...
They're STILL recommending avoiding the unvaccinated... https://twitter.com/hugh_mankind/status/1592231901280239616
https://twitter.com/Togetherdec/status/1592126641098162177
Here's an entertaining take... https://twitter.com/kelly4freedom/status/1588543680851607553?s=20&t=M23QacYKsMxY7YZx-9JdCQ