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Better late than never! 🥳

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 108 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It shouldn't take until your own flesh and blood is affected to care about other people.

And part of the problem is that for so many even that isn't enough.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 69 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yes, it shouldn’t. But when someone changes like this we need to let them own the change rather than complain it shouldn’t have taken so much to change. He admitted fault and chose his child, he finally gained perspective. No different than convicts should be forgiven after serving their time in prison, he did his time locked in his hate, and found a road out whether we feel it selfish or not.

[–] username_unavailable@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

100% - it's not bad that he switched, he should be embraced.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

To those who downvoted this, obviously there are some hard limits to this idea, paradox of tolerance and all.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

It's a good point. However it is worth noting that conservatives are like this. Not sure how it can be used to rehabilitate them or whatever, but maybe it could be