My uncle,
who died several years ago, had a small shop selling household appliances in a
small town in a rural district. He was involved in local politics and had been
elected to the local council.
His friends
and his party, the very same people, wanted to make the main street into a
pedestrian area to make shopping more attractive. The other party in town was
against the idea, arguing that people would not come shopping, if they could
not park in front of the shops. There was a stalemate – there were not enough
votes to pass the proposed project.
My uncle,
who had a lively temper and was quite outspoken, was interviewed by the local
paper. “Half the members of the local
council are pure fools”, he stated – among other things.
Now, this
was a bit offensive, also to his friends and fellow members of his party. Polite
politics please! They put pressure on him and made him promise to publicly take
his statement back.
He
published a statement in the very same local paper:
In a recent
interview in this paper I stated that half
the members of the local council are pure fools. I regret my harsh view and would like to apologise. To make things clear, I hereby correct my former
statement:
HALF THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL ARE NOT
PURE FOOLS.
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