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I don't think it's a 180. It's to the effect of 'a few bad apples ... spoils the reputation of the bunch and we should be conscious that not everyone is bad.'
by someotherperson 4y ago
I don't think it's a 180. It's to the effect of 'a few bad apples ... spoils the reputation of the bunch and we should be conscious that not everyone is bad.'
Not that I agree with it, but that's the angle it comes from at least from what I gather.
- Arainach 4y agoThat's not the historical or empirical meaning of that phrase. Rot in fruit literally spreads to adjacent fruit. This isn't a lemon market, it's a literal "a few bad apples cause the rest to rot".