Comments by "Grenade Tennis" (@hughjass1044) on "" video.

I was very anxious to watch this video and especially to hear the experiences of actual Germans because I wanted to see how they line up with people I know who've lived in Germany. I myself have never been there but as an ex- army guy, I know many people who have lived there for extended periods and travelled around the country extensively. Many have told me that the younger generations of Germans feel that such things as remembrance, accountability, contrition and education are important but they also want to start moving on from that period and stop focusing so much on a time that was nearly eight decades ago and that none of them had any part in. They want to start to feel pride in being Germans again the way other nationalities do and not to be made to feel shameful about expressing that pride publicly. They feel that their nation has paid adequate attention and homage to its past sins and that the entire world is a far different place today then it was then and they want to see Germany start to step forward and take its share of the responsibility for making and keeping the world safe. Prime example - Ukraine. Making sure it "never happens again" means not happening anywhere, not just at home. On the other side of the coin, there is a not insignificant sector of the German left who delights in continually beating their nation over the head with the sins of the past to keep it suppressed and shamed and to increase their own political influence and power. This creates an inevitable backlash which often manifests itself in unfortunate ways such as the rise of the AFD and other such movements. I'd be interested to hear if this analysis is partly, fully or not at all correct.
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