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I'm sure you're able to tell the difference between the guilt of Germany's government and various other collaborators in terms of starting and prosecuting WWI,
by vkou 3y ago
I'm sure you're able to tell the difference between the guilt of Germany's government and various other collaborators in terms of starting and prosecuting WWI, and what they did prior to, and during WWII.
If Versailles went too far in punishing the country, Nuremberg went nowhere near far enough in punishing the Nazis involved. And if bringing Nazis to justice is 'humiliating the country', I would suggest that country should consider disentangling itself from them.
Tying your national identity to those monsters is not a good look.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoThose monsters took a crushed Germany and turned her into an economical, technological and military power house capable of waging war against the world. Would you "disentangle" yourself from something like that? Remember, they were once popular. It's a mistake to think you're not crushing a nation's pride and self-respect by exacting vengeance against your monsters. Their restraint was wise and showed they learned valuable lessons.