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I believe you have a kernel of good intent but very poor wording.

• durnygbur 5y ago
  German industry was a meatgrinder of slave labour. I don't understand why so much attention is paid to the few neutral actors (read on Schindler, he was an asshole) and used to whitewash German population which was passive at best.
  • emj 5y ago
    Because one guy saving 100s if not thousands is more noteworthy than the thousands of people who saved ten each. The underground networks that smuggled people during the third reich is documented, but many of the active people were jews and did not want to talk about that time. I've seen dairies about the time showing up now, hidden away by traumatized grandparents who didn't want anything to do with Germany.
  • DaedPsyker 5y ago
    I really don't know how you can see Germany as whitewashing the Holocaust. It is pretty evident that they ensure every generation knows the horrors that were caused. Although I can understand why the modern generation might get annoyed at the sense they are supposed to take ownership of something they can't change.
  • hef19898 5y ago
    Maybe Schindler was an ass, I don't know the guy personally. He did save a lot of lives, so. And I can tell you he is not used to whitewash Germany as a whole. It is a well established fact, that German population was either passive or supportive. That's the reason why people like Schindler stand out so much.
    • KMag 5y ago
      More importantly, IMHO, Schindler also made a wide-eyed conscious choice to put his life in danger to help strangers. Lots of heroes are assholes. Real life isn't a Disney movie or a war propaganda reel. I hope we're capable of appreciating their bravery (and at least statistical self-sacrifice) without blindly praising their every deed.