He certainly is an ass, though if you think him completely unbearable you ought be glad you didn't meet me at my worst.
[He knows he can still be an absolute shitshow of a man but he's careful to try to notice it. Sometimes.]
You might try extending the olive branch, but be warned that he might not accept--though the offer may be enough to have him cease his campaign, if earnestly meant. Some hurts run deep, and men such as he are both proud and supremely unwilling to trust that we mortals are capable of change. I mean this not to reflect on his arrogance, necessarily, merely that he has seen time and again how petty and short-sighted we can be.
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[He knows he can still be an absolute shitshow of a man but he's careful to try to notice it. Sometimes.]
You might try extending the olive branch, but be warned that he might not accept--though the offer may be enough to have him cease his campaign, if earnestly meant. Some hurts run deep, and men such as he are both proud and supremely unwilling to trust that we mortals are capable of change. I mean this not to reflect on his arrogance, necessarily, merely that he has seen time and again how petty and short-sighted we can be.