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A mistake is required to be a “one time thing”? There’s no “continues mistake”?

I do believe he’s super wrong on this subject, but not even for a moment I consider him as a bad person because of that.

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You are more forgiving than a lot of people. I know very little about football or Pele, but this particular "mistake" seems like a biggie.

It's like you be a nice guy 99.9% of the time, but in the remaining percent you murder someone. All your niceness is nullified by your single action.

It's not like he forgot to tip the waitress. He rejected his own daughter. How would you like it if your father actively tried to ignore your existence? Have some empathy for a fellow human being. It's horrible behavior, regardless of Pele's fame.

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