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When activist groups disagree on accepting political apologies

Our activist organization is debating whether to accept an apology from a local politician who voted against our issue after they claimed it was a mistake, and the disagreement is splitting us along generational lines.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mission-driven communities struggle when strategic and moral considerations about forgiveness pull in different directions.

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