Cordslash wrote:How wide spread is that kind of fear of being seen as intolerant, if it really is a thing at all?
It definitely is a thing, but I think more and more people realize that the only people constantly reminding Germans of their horrible past are Germans themselves. The rest of the world has stopped giving a shit a long time ago, in the sense that they're perfectly aware that Germans aren't minority-hating monsters (anymore).
Personally, I feel as distanced from the holocaust as any other person my age from a different nation. While we obviously must never forget that such a thing happened, I didn't have anything to do with and do not need to act out of a false feeling of responsibility.
I think a lot of people of my generation (I'm 24) feel that way now, partly thanks to the internet. At least all my friends do.
So yeah, the shame thing will still go on for a while, but I don't think it'll be very present anymore when the time has come for me to tell those damn kids to get off my lawn.
Unfortunately, the more distance there is to WWII the more people feel comfortable being racist dicks again, but since those are pretty much in every nation, we don't need to feel particularly bad about them, in my opinion.
CarrieVS wrote:Piter Lauchy wrote:Anglerphobe wrote:Where are you in line for the British throne?
Since at least half of my ancestors aren't actually German, probably nowhere.
It doesn't matter how few German ancestors you have - the question is only whether any of them are Sophia of Hanover.
Well, I do have her hair.