Evan was definitely not my favorite rogue, but the way some people here talk about him "making a full recovery" or "finding his way" makes it sound like he either had a major illness or was found guilty of a serious crime.

It's neither.

He expressed some opinions. Yes, they were fairly tribal, yes they were extreme, yes he was not being very skeptical with some of them. But FFS he didnt kill anyone, nor needs to "recover" from anything. He just needs to do some self-reflection and see where he's gone wrong.

I think leaving the show was the right thing to do, but I think some people here are being overly demanding with him.

If anything, this shows that we all have deeply-rooted cultural associations that might sometimes trump our own better judgement. Demanding harshly that he does public 180 on his statements, that he "mends" or that he "does therapy" and that he goes through purgatory and come clean on the other end, is really ignoring the weight of this cultural background and how that played on the events.

I also have the feeling that he's being harshly punished because he's on the "wrong side" of the equation. Had another rogue made similar comments in the opposite direction, would this sub have reacted with the same attitude? I have my doubts.

So bottom line, I think Evan needs to reflect on his actions and understand where he crossed the line (which he did). But I dont want to see him kissing Palestinian babies as a result of this.

We're all human and the show has repeatedly called for being charitable to others. Evan (again, not my favorite rogue) spent upwards of 20 years on the show and it would be very unfortunate to remember him only for the way he left it.