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This sounds like advice from the GOP playbook. "Can't be shamed if you have none".

A sincere apology implies that one truly feels bad about their behavior in some way. If someone truly feels bad about something that has public visibility, they should apologize for that for their own benefit, regardless if the other party accepts it.

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> they should apologize for that for their own benefit

Whats the benefit though?

Their image in the eyes of decent people who think like them, who also realize they made a mistake.

I'm talking in the abstract, not about this man.

Apologize publicly where 'decent people' can see and adjust their 'image' of you accordingly. I missed the public apology part, i think it was implied in your statment.

A lot of these people, including McNeil, have written submissive apologies.

https://twitter.com/marcatracy/status/1357806202277797889/ph...

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