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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Perhaps when they acknowledge that past actions were wrong and ensure that those sins aren't repeated.
That's ensure, not promise....
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Ensure is actually a very useful term here, because it allows us to address the nature of the handover of power from one entity to another. A democratically managed continuity in itself won’t ensure change because the new administration inherits established policies and a civil service that doesn’t readily change ingrained practices. Societal collapse or invasion might ensure change but even here I’d say it’s not guaranteed. It would depend on the invader’s objectives.