Really, Germany?

[Alex K]

The "national guilt " is mostly a matter of state protocol and foreign relations. Honestly, noone I know feels personally guilty about anything. Well, my 93yo Grandmother might have reason to because she was actually there, but she don't know what's going on anymore anyways. I'm rather proud of the culture of openness and sensitivity to these issues we have here, which is much better developed than in other countries who have committed atrocities on a smaller scale. Patriotism is considered suspect here at least in public discourse, and you know, I'm fine with that. The only problem I see is that we should not be too timid to communicate our values and standards to immigrants and refugees. I think most of them are eager to become part of something new, and they should know exactly what it is they are joining!