DR.Thomas Sowell attacks the idea of incessant and totally unnecessary apologies as "the incidental symptoms of an increasing loss of a sense of personal responsibility."
Slavery is too serious for an apology, and somebody else’s being a slaveowner is not something for you to apologize for. When somebody who has never owned a slave apologizes for slavery to somebody who has never been a slave, then what began as mushy thinking has degenerated into theatrical absurdity — or, worse yet, politics.
In one of my former places of employment, there was a sign prominently displayed in the conference room that read: "There is no "I" in teamwork." Thus, if things didn't work out, it wasn't the fault of any one person; it was a team failure - or, if it worked out, a team success. I never failed to comment to those who bought into such nonsense that although there was no "I" in teamwork, there were six of them in Individual Responsibility.
Too Many Apologies - Thomas Sowell - National Review Online
