Apologies. Political apologies. Do you accept political apologies?
We've all seen this scenario. Some public figure says and/or does something idiotic, and people get all unhinged and demand an apology. Sean "Baghdad Bob Jr" Spicer's recent comments regarding Assad/Hitler and gassing being a good example, though there are countless examples throughout history. (You see the same thing in murder trials, too, btw.)
Why do people in these scenarios bother to apologize? It virtually never helps.
Person says/does something idiotic ---> people and special interest groups demand an apology --> person gives an apology ---> people and special interest groups dismiss apology, saying things like, "Too little, too late.", "They're only saying it to get people off their back.", "They're only sorry they got called on it.", "It's not enough.", and so on.
Geez, people, if you're not going to accept it, why demand it?
A good intentioned person still apologizes because it's the right thing to do, but at times I can almost sympathize with the person who refuses to apologize. Why bother?
