I have received a private email that requested I make a private apology
to a board member for saying some things that incorrectly accused her of
certain behavior. I won't comment publicly on who sent me the email,
but I will address the matter publicly as concern regarding my public
behavior was expressed. I likewise will not comment on the specific
content of the email I was sent, but I will say that I agree my phrasing
and my targeting of my comments was less than constructive.
I seem to have accidentally blamed what I saw as a trend in behavior
from several people on one person. That was not my intent in any way,
and in fact most of that was not anything that one person did. I
apologize to her for my unintended use of her as proxy for the whole
trend, and to the list for making it visible to them.
Specifically, to Anthere:
I did not mean to suggest that you complained in any way about the US
public. The fact that my phrasing suggested you did is my fault, not
yours. As I already indicated, I effectively used you as a proxy for
others who have done exactly what I said, both in this recent thread
arising from the NPR interview and previously, but much of what I said
had nothing to do with your own actions. I should not have implied,
even by accident, that you ever said such things.
My response was made directly to Mark/Delirium as an expansion on my
agreement with some points he made, and not directly to Anthere. Mark's
email was a direct reply to an email of Anthere's, however, and the
implication that my intent was to single her out was an easy one to
make. What to my mind read like a general statement about criticisms of
American culture on the worldwide stage likely looked like an aimed
attack on Anthere's character, which was outside the range of my intent.
I shall take responsibility for the consequences of my negligence,
however, just as I would the consequences of my conscious actions.
In short, I apologize. I don't want to place anyone in the position of
appearing to accept blame for what they have not done, nor of having to
publicly correct me if I can correct myself.
I like to think I'm a reasonable guy. Sometimes, I guess that means
admitting my mistakes. This was certainly one of them.
--
Chad Perrin
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