The unidentifiable beauty of brave apologies.
Being wrong doesn’t mean being stupid, it’s mostly a matter of being un-, or misinformed. It happens to all of us at some point. Although it’s hard to admit that your point of view was based on personal circumstances, political views, (non) religious upbringing or level of education, sometimes there’s no other solution than to admit that the arguments of others are better. As long as you think things thru as an individual there’s room for facts, historic perception and other people’s ideas and solutions. At some point – sometimes soon, sometimes a bit late – personal pride is swallowed and personal convinces are reviewed. That it’s much harder when you are part of a group, sharing the same (wrong) ideas about certain problems and ways to solve them, is a fact. It can take decades, even centuries for a group of people – a society – to see the wrong choices that were made and realise the consequences of actions taken. Institutions, gouvernments and politicians are rarely willing to adm...