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| − | The | + | The source of the perceived collective guilt is the Holocaust that occurred during the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler that occurred from 1933 through 1945 in which about 7,000,000 Jews were killed. |
| − | Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence behavior. | + | Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence governmental behavior. |
Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.<ref>{{REFweb | Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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German collective guilt is a psychological phenomenon, first identified by Carl Jung (1945), in which the German people feel a collective guilt (Kollektivschuld) for the atrocities committed by their fellow countrymen.[1]
The source of the perceived collective guilt is the Holocaust that occurred during the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler that occurred from 1933 through 1945 in which about 7,000,000 Jews were killed.
Most living Germans had not yet been born, however the collective grief continues to be felt and influence governmental behavior.
Germany has long given military aid to Israel in expiation of its felt collective guilt.[2]
External links
German collective guilt
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
References
- ↑
Jung CG. Nach der Katastrophe. Neue Schweizer Rundschau (Zurich). 1945; XIII: 67-88. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Marweki, DANIEL (24 November 2020).
How Postwar West Germany Used Support for Israel to Whitewash Its Image
, Jacobin. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
