I just read an article about the trend of politicians deleting items from their Twitter feeds and websites that were posted prior to their having all the facts on their subject. The latest example concerns the recently released POW who has been in the news, who some politicians anointed as a hero before learning the murky circumstances of his capture.
I sometimes delete posts from my Facebook page (rarely) or from here, but my reason for doing so isn't usually the same. Usually it's just a matter of realizing that the particular thoughts I've expressed are potentially hurtful to someone. Increasingly, I tend to realize this prior to posting them in the first place. On rare occasions, though, I just need to know that there's at least someone, somewhere in the world who knows what is on my mind before I delete a post.
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