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© 2019 AFPChildren of Nazis and their victims share family history to mark Holocaust
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Insane Wayne
The German socialists were inhuman monsters. It is frightening that socialism is still so popular.
PTownsend
The German National Socialists were monsters, as were Stalinists. Maybe someday Russia's leaders will own up to the horrific acts committed by the Soviet Union. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_crimes
An excellent history of how brutal both Germany and the Soviet Union were is T. Snyder's 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodlands
forzaducati
The Nazis were monsters alright, but not socialists. They called themselves the National Socialist German Workers' Party, but were as socialist as North Korea is democratic. They pretended to be socialist until Hitler got elected Reichskanzler/dictator and then they banned it together with liberalism and democratism. The Nazis were more like fascists.
Cogito Ergo Sum
BigYenToday 03:41 pm JST
I respect these people like Ulrich Gantz who have the courage to publicly face up to and repudiate the sins of their fathers. It can't be easy.
This is a sign of maturity and a really civilized people. Unlike some other people we know who wax lyrical about being civilized but do incredible hideous things then hide and pretend it didn't happen,or shift blame on their victims, which reeks of immaturity and boorishness.
u_s__reamer
We should not be blinded by prejudice or ideology in attributing blame for the truly horrifying record of atrocities that marked the 20th century. The mass killings should not be regarded as an indictment of "-isms", religions or specific nations, but of ourselves, us humans. We were all complicit in the bloodletting. As the Romans used to say: "Man is wolf to man", a truth that cannot be denied. We must all accept the responsibility for Man's seemingly never-ending inhumanity to Man. If not us, who else?
goldorak
I think all Euros -not only Germans- have asked themselves (or should have) the same question. There were plenty of nazi collaborators and sympathisers ('enablers', to some extent) all across europe in the 30s and 40s.
Probably explains why the Old Continent has come to terms with its past & 'forgiven' Germany; they themselves weren't beyond reproach, far from it.
Jandworld
Can this be called the ‚last European bubble‘?
Many countries were blinded and individuals too.
Chip Star
Wouldn't it be great if all countries guilty of atrocities could come to this point? Unfortunately, some deny, deny, deny.
bass4funk
So sad, absolutely a horrific tragedy, but you are so right. We just have to remember and never, ever forget.
nishikat
What does this mean, exactly?
Chip Star
Intentionally conflating socialism with National Socialism is disgustingly dishonest.