[Ammi]

...He doesn’t in any way defend or excuse, he’s apologised unreservedly ...and that’s all he can do...

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...He doesn’t in any way defend or excuse, he’s apologised unreservedly ...and that’s all he can do...

Only because he's been caught out.

[bots]

The reason this is a big deal is simple. Trudeau is the one that is pushing anti discrimination and equal rights. It's at the forefront of his policies, so it is the height of hypocrisy.

He could have managed the situation by publishing the photo himself and apologising .... but he didn't.

This isn't the first dodgy thing he has done either, he has shown himself to be corrupt. People that set themselves up as being perfect, fall the hardest.

[Ammi]

...as MB said originally, it’s inexcusable and will most likely lose him the election...it’s not hypocrisy though if his integrity has travelled a journey in those years and if he has shown a balance of learning in his time in office, in his policies and his principles...I think this exceeds the statute of limitations in terms of hypocrisy, unless he had continued to display that lack of judgement...which does not appear to the world to be the case...

[Ammi]

...I actually think it’s positive progression when someone who once black-faced, is now focusing on anti discrimination...

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...I actually think it’s positive progression when someone who once black-faced, is now focusing on anti discrimination...

Progression for who? Progression for him. He's certainly progressed in your mind from being a guy who Blacks up (Brown face as the BBC are calling it), to a guy who has done something positive for progression with his actions. In the space of a few hours.

I've never Brown faced in my life. You can praise me for being even more positive for progression than Trudeau if you like.

[Kizzy]

How bizarre, right wing figures blackface as adults and there are excuses after excuses made for them.. however a progressive does as a student and for some reason it's inexcusable, why is this?
It doesn't make it any more wrong if the person who black faced up is now a progressive does it? By the same token someone on the right is not less wrong due to their inability to see acknowledge the offence caused.

[Cherry Christmas]

18 years ago would make him 29 so he hasn’t got the ‘I was young’ excuse on his side, bizarre

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The reason this is a big deal is simple. Trudeau is the one that is pushing anti discrimination and equal rights. It's at the forefront of his policies, so it is the height of hypocrisy.

He could have managed the situation by publishing the photo himself and apologising .... but he didn't.

This isn't the first dodgy thing he has done either, he has shown himself to be corrupt. People that set themselves up as being perfect, fall the hardest.

Yes they are saying that alot on TV News USA

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The reason this is a big deal is simple. Trudeau is the one that is pushing anti discrimination and equal rights. It's at the forefront of his policies, so it is the height of hypocrisy.

He could have managed the situation by publishing the photo himself and apologising .... but he didn't.

This isn't the first dodgy thing he has done either, he has shown himself to be corrupt. People that set themselves up as being perfect, fall the hardest.

Why? This ties in with my post, why is it more wrong?
Nobody is perfect... this is the narrative that all progressives are holier than thou social justice warriors or pc snowflake virtue signallers!
So somehow when they cock up its 100 times worse than if you're some unapologetic alt right wing fascist who just doesn't care.
Thats the difference, we expect nothing more from them so we're not disappointed when it's found they're corrupt, and we should...everyone should be held to the same standard!