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December 05, 2004
Apologies Accepted
Less than a month ago, a new website appeared on the web. Apologies Accepted was created as a response to the website Sorry Everybody. The world took notice, and replied in kind. While America may have favored Bush by 51%, the world seemingly favored Kerry by a much wider margin. ApologiesAccepted gives a face to all these foreign citizens who the majority of Americans will never meet. If I put my picture on SorryEverybody, I imagine that I would at first feel empowered. That I was announcing to the world that I, along with nearly half the country, didn't support Bush. I can also imagine, however, that I would quickly become dissatisfied with the situation again. After all, what difference did my picture really make? Seeing ApologiesAccepted may change that feeling, though. I would see that there were people all over the world who saw and appreciated my sentiment, and backed me up in my feelings. I would feel connected to them, and feel better about my place in the world. Just shows the persuasive power of social interactions.Posted by at December 5, 2004 11:13 PM
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