German collective guilt

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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 6,000,000 Jews were killed.[2]

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.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ REFjournal Jung CG. Nach der Katastrophe. Neue Schweizer Rundschau (Zurich). 1945; XIII: 67-88. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ REFweb How Many People did the Nazis Murder?, Holocaust Encyclopedia, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ REFweb Marweki, DANIEL (24 November 2020). How Postwar West Germany Used Support for Israel to Whitewash Its Image, Jacobin. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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