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Ethics Quiz: FaucirCOs Apology
July 31, 2026 / Jack Marshall

Francis Turner, a Brit I have never heard of who is currently living in
Japan, has a substack up titled rCLPleading the Fifth when you have
already received a Presidential pardon is like wearing a mask after
being fully vaccinated.rCY ItrCOs a good line, but untrue. There were good reason, in FaucirCOs villainous mind, for not testifying honestly in a Congressional hearing. HerCOs a narcissist and an unapologetic former Deep State operative, and he knows the Axis of Unethical Conduct is invested
in defending him forever as long as he never betrays it. To testify
honestly, Fauci would have to admit he was wrong, that he lied, and that terrible damage was done to the nation because of his lies and mistakes.
It would mean accepting responsibility and being accountable. People
like Fauci arenrCOt capable of doing that.

It was this argument by Turner, however, that fascinated me.

rCLIrCOm willing to forgive people but has to be a quid pro quo that is an acknowledgement that there is something to forgive. If you canrCOt admit
you made mistakes and that those mistakes killed people, bankrupted
businesses and so on then you donrCOt get my forgiveness. And as I
tweeted1 people who got things wrong up to about June 2020 get a pass
because there was a ton of confusion and (especially from the PRC)
misleading information so figuring stuff out was hard. But anyone who continued to advocate school closures, isolation of the elderly, mask
safety theater and so on after that date needs to apologise. Anyone who insisted on vaccination of everyone, including the young, and wanted passports, mandates or other coercive measures needs to apologise.
Anyone who mindlessly mocked recommendations for Hthe world a huge favor
by admitting that they made mistakes and apologising for them.CQ, Zinc, Vitamin D, Ivermectin and so on needs to apologise [rCa]. So does anyone
who deliberately misinterpreted President TrumprCOs remarks about
disinfectant to imply that he said people should inject bleach. In fact
the mainstream media needs to do a general apology for their
un-questioning slavish devotion to rCLthe sciencerCY even when said rCLsciencerCY changed its mind and their related trashing of anyone who didnrCOt follow rCLthe sciencerCY as it was declared to be at the timerCa.

rCLIn the midst of all the rCLunder the advice of my attorneys I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to the Constitution, to refrain from answering your questionsrCY blather, Herr Doktor Science notably failed to apologise. Not in his opening statement, and not when explicitly asked
to by Senator Bernie Moreno. He just repeated his 5th amendment spielrCa
The world has moved on. But I read some of the Fauci diaries. IrCOve read
the commentary on it by Alex Berenson and Jeff Childers and many others.
And my frustration has come raging backrCarCYI donrCOt require a jail term, repayment of all the moolah or even an admission of guilt. Just man up
(almost everyone concerned is of the male persuasion), put on your big
boy trousers and say sorry.It can be just that one word. rCLSorryrCY No need to say why you are apologising. No need to say who to. Just say the
word.This particularly applies to Herr Doktor Science because herCOs got a presidential pardon so saying sorry wonrCOt land him in jail. Unless of
course he shares other peoplerCOs skepticism about the validity of the
autopen pardon he receivedrCa

rCLSir Elton John says rCySorry seems to be the hardest wordrCO but thatrCOs no
excuse to not say it.rCY

Your Ethics Alarms Ethics Quiz of the Day isrCa

Is an apology by Fauci ethically necessary, or even ethical?
I donrCOt think so., but I can be talked out of it.

LetrCOs look at the Ethics Alarms Apology Scale:

1. An apology motivated by the realization that onerCOs past conduct was unjust, unfair, and wrong, constituting an unequivocal admission of
wrongdoing as well as regret, remorse and contrition, as part of a
sincere effort to make amends and seek forgiveness.

2. An apology motivated by the realization that onerCOs legitimate and defensible action or words caused unanticipated, excessive, or
unnecessary harm to a particular party or parties. The apology expresses
a sincere regret that the harm occurred.

3. An apology motivated by a desire to accept accountability for an
event or occurrence that one may not have caused, but was responsible
for in some way.

4. A spontaneous apology intended to demonstrate compassion and
sympathy for the victim or victims of the unavoidable consequences of a necessary action.

5. A spontaneous apology designed to prevent future, preventable harm by expressing regret that a past action was necessary or that it occurred
at all.

6. A forced or compelled version of 1-4, when the individual (or
organization) apologizing knows that an apology is appropriate but would
have avoided making one if he or she could have gotten away with it.

7. A forced or compelled version of 1-4, in which the individual (or organization) apologizing may not sincerely believe that an apology is appropriate, but chooses to show the victim or victims of the act
inspiring it that the individual responsible is humbling himself and
being forced to admit wrongdoing by the society, the culture, legal
authority, or an organization or group that the individualrCOs actions
reflect upon or represent .

8. A forced apology for a rightful or legitimate act, in capitulation to bullying, fear, threats, desperation or other coercion.

9. Deceitful apologies, in which the wording of the apology is crafted
to appear apologetic when it is not (rCLif my words offended, I am
sorryrCY). Another variation: apologizing for a tangential matter other
than the act or words that warranted an apology.

10. An insincere and dishonest apology designed to allow the wrongdoer
to escape accountability cheaply, and to deceive his or her victims into forgiveness and trust, so they are vulnerable to future wrongdoing.

11. The Impossible Apology: An inherently unbelievable apology for
conduct or words so unethical and so extreme that nobody could possibly
say or engage in it accidentally or unintentionally. Such an apology for
words or conduct of signature significance, indicating that the speaker
or wrongdoer is unethical and untrustworthy because no individual who is ethical and trustworthy would behave in such a manner even once, is not
merely cynical and a travesty, but insulting to its intended audience.

Anything short of a Level 1, 2 or 3 apology on the scale would
constitute a travesty coming from Dr. Fauci. It would be, at best, a
Level 10, and in my view, probably an Impossible Apology. I donrCOt want a
pro forma rCLIrCOm sorryrCY that Fauci can use as a rCLGet Out of Hell FreerCY card. Anything short of accountability is a victory for the bad guys.

But thatrCOs just me. You?
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