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TTT; //dunno what you are on about mate, it is well known that many Germans also felt liberated after WW2. I think there is huge compassion and empathy already.....//
I'm not really on about anything, simply pointing out that after generations of guilt feelings on something that they have had no involvement in, people are struggling to move onwards, and I was suggesting that it might be good that this found sympathy (as almost everyone on here seems to).
I posted because before seeing this article this morning, I played golf yesterday with a 40 something German who told me about these speeches and he wanted to tell me about the 'liberating' approach to the past, it seemed very important to him. I have been surprised, and can give many examples of how bad some people of that generation feel.