Can patriotism survive honest shame about a country's history?
Loyalty should include confronting wrongs rather than protecting a flattering national story.
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Loyalty should include confronting wrongs rather than protecting a flattering national story.
Punishing a population is a poor substitute for changing a government's behavior.
A major relationship preference should be shared before expectations deepen.
Workers should be free to protect their future when the company is cutting jobs.
A loud online reaction should not be treated as a representative vote.
A business should not profit indefinitely from a forgotten service.
Receiving an inheritance is not itself wrongdoing, but it creates responsibilities.
A city cannot function well by pretending some residents do not exist.
Friendship includes showing up even when another person's success triggers uncomfortable feelings.
Employees and customers deserve a clear picture of how rewards are distributed.
Education funding should prioritize learning and broad participation over a few teams.
A product should not present a simulated attachment as a mutual human relationship.