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Perhaps, but every German person I've ever met has gone out of their way to prove how nice s/he is and how much they love meeting and getting to know Jews. So whilst they aren't explicitly apologetic, they're definately feeling some residual guilt at one level or another.
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yeah well that's what I meant perhaps with government. our schoolsystem declared the Holocaust as one of the main topics in history. I had to learn one fucking year about the WWII. Which led to a "come on lets get it over with" mood. and that attitude is in some kinda way wrong, not morally I mean, but historically genocide is a big thing. but holocaust is the main topic in preschool and in gymnasium (only in history class of course)
so maybe these german Schmucks tried to shine, but what I can tell you is, the first time I went to the US, I was many times confronted with this topic and it always was a bolt from the blue. the history teacher showed us Vaterland with rutger hauer which was odd and one day before I left, my host mother and her son questioned me in the kitchen about the holocaust - while I was trying to eat macaroni with cheese. no one should try to explain the holocaust while eating macaroni with cheese.
and it is impossible to criticize Israel, because first contra is that's antisemitic. so any this or real antisemitic comments gets punished very strong and in public by the government. there was this drunk tram driver in vienna who said heil hitler into the speaker and everyone was so embarrassed so this guy lost his job and charges were pressed against him. well he obviously is a maniac and it's his own fault, but it is a little bit odd that if you say two words you get punished for the rest of your life? it's like harry potter the you know who. oh and he was tipsy, not really drunk because it was the last time this tram would ever drive again, so this was an organized party tram lol, with champaign n stuff
did I tell you how much I love jews? I love 'em all