An apology for Isa
Sep. 6th, 2018 12:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lb_leeThis is an apology for Isa/wildhealer, made publicly at her request. A copy will also be emailed to her directly.
Dear Isa,
We're sorry.
We're sorry that we called you hurtful names like an angry child. We're sorry that we acted like you knew what Panopticon's plans were for us and approved of them, when we had no real evidence for thinking that, only your proximity to Panopticon. We jumped to conclusions, and we were spiteful, and we're sorry.
We realized what an impossible position you must have inhabited. You had to play the diplomat, even though the best diplomat in the world could never have salvaged that situation. You had to be polite, even in the face of fury. You had to try and fix a problem that you never created, was rapidly escalating, and also had no chance at all at being solved quietly or peacefully.
None of that was your fault, nor should it have been your responsibility. But you became the scapegoat anyway. As a symbol of the Gallifreyan Tradition Society, we (wrongly) blamed you in part for Panopticon's actions, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if you took part of the blame from the Gallifreyan Tradition Society that was really earmarked for us.
We were angry at you, but that doesn't justify our actions. And we're not angry at you anymore. How could we be? You were used. And as unpleasant as all this has been for us, at least we mostly saw it coming. We were never close to the GT, nor were we that close to Panopticon, so there was no real trust to betray. It must've been far more painful for you.
We will probably never be friends or like each other, but as far as we're concerned, we have no grievance with you. We hope you find healing and happiness, wherever you end up going.
--all of us
Dear Isa,
We're sorry.
We're sorry that we called you hurtful names like an angry child. We're sorry that we acted like you knew what Panopticon's plans were for us and approved of them, when we had no real evidence for thinking that, only your proximity to Panopticon. We jumped to conclusions, and we were spiteful, and we're sorry.
We realized what an impossible position you must have inhabited. You had to play the diplomat, even though the best diplomat in the world could never have salvaged that situation. You had to be polite, even in the face of fury. You had to try and fix a problem that you never created, was rapidly escalating, and also had no chance at all at being solved quietly or peacefully.
None of that was your fault, nor should it have been your responsibility. But you became the scapegoat anyway. As a symbol of the Gallifreyan Tradition Society, we (wrongly) blamed you in part for Panopticon's actions, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if you took part of the blame from the Gallifreyan Tradition Society that was really earmarked for us.
We were angry at you, but that doesn't justify our actions. And we're not angry at you anymore. How could we be? You were used. And as unpleasant as all this has been for us, at least we mostly saw it coming. We were never close to the GT, nor were we that close to Panopticon, so there was no real trust to betray. It must've been far more painful for you.
We will probably never be friends or like each other, but as far as we're concerned, we have no grievance with you. We hope you find healing and happiness, wherever you end up going.
--all of us
