@darachennis Different times… apologies are tough as they then have to apologize for slavery, the empire & Simon Cowell
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@drjohnbates Simon Cowell needs no apology: He's just a twat. Not the UKs fault at all. But Alan Turing deserves an apology I think. - 3 more replies
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@darachennis true though. The apology is more a sign of changing times than having any intrinsic worth -
@kings13y@darachennis What grates is that one specific person was pardoned rather than apologising for homophobic laws in general. - 3 more replies
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@darachennis didn’t he get one like four years ago? -
@teabass I think that fell far short of the mark. He cracked the code that broke WWII, his thanks was to be cracked by the people he served.
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@darachennis too little too late :( the problem with this is that the powers that be will now think they've done enough. -
@TheColonial A royal pardon sounds hollow against 61 years of monarchical indifference. - 1 more reply
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@darachennis it's weirdly circular, where apologies count if you respect the apologiser. The act of being anti-Turing/gay negates the needThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@darachennis British PM did that in 2009Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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