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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a psychological phenomenon, first identified by [[Carl Gustav Jung]] (1945), in which the German people feel a collective guilt (''Kollektivschuld'') for the atrocities committed by their fellow countrymen.<ref name="jung1945">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> Although German [[intactivists]] presented significant opposition to the passage of this law, they could not overcome the effects of ''collective guilt'', so the circumcision law received overwhelming support in the Bundestag. The 2012 [[Circumcision Debate]] and the strong influence of “German collective guilt” on voting behavior are described and evaluated in the book “[[Komikernation Deutschland]]” [Comedian Nation Germany] by [[Ulf Dunkel]].
Passage of legislation to protect the [[physical integrity]] and [[human rights]] of boys apparently will require overcoming the collective guilt.