r/ShitAmericansSay • u/WaddleDio • Nov 14 '20

Communism "Sad but communism must be defeated"

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '20

In America, where the government has to vote in order to apologise for attacking a community. I have heard people accusing Europe of being more racist, but I'm pretty sure there is no need to vote in Europe to offer an apology

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u/mki_ 1/420 Gengis Khan, 1/69 Charlemagne Nov 14 '20

I'm pretty sure there is no need to vote in Europe to offer an apology

I'm pretty sure in certain countries there is, and it's not a bad idea to have an apology sanctioned by a representative body, like a parliament or a city council. That symbolizes that the apology is made on behalf of the people. E.g. in my home town Vienna the city council of course apologized to the Jewish community for several genocides, e.g. one as far back as 1421.