Have You Noticed?

Public contrition has become a quite

indispensable tool in the workbox of

politicians when they are caught flat-footed

and outright engaged in actions recognized

as part and parcel of the irresistible

opportunities available to those invested

in governing ostensibly to wield judgement

in the public interest. In autocratic states

there is no need to backtrack and explain

how immoral actions were accidentally

embarked upon, errors of judgement that

will not, no not ever, be engaged upon again

by yours truly. Saying they're truly sorry

hits all the right notes though of course

it is questionable whether their regret relates

to the corrupt act itself or the misfortune of

being caught at it. Examining the situation

so typical of the entitled feeling nothing they

do should be questioned but if they are

the 'all-is-forgiven' ritual is demanded one

realizes that it is the 'woke' progressives among

them that apologize and graciously accept

the forgiveness of the electorate, while the

conservatives among them expect no quarter

from the public for they are never forgiven

and for their sins must vacate the premises.