No, Post-Nazi Germany Isn’t a Model of Atoning for the Past
Enzo Traverso
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https://jacobin.com/2022/06/post-nazi-germany-colonialism-holocaust-israel-atonement
No, Post-Nazi Germany Isn’t a Model of Atoning for the Past
German public debate is often marked by self-congratulation at “coming to terms” with the country’s past. Yet comparisons between antisemitism and other racisms are increasingly being demonized — and it’s stifling discussion of Germany’s colonial crimes.