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A German foundation has said it will no longer be awarding a prize for political thinking to a leading Russian-American journalist after criticizing as “unacceptable” a recent essay by the writer in which they made a comparison between Gaza and a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe.

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[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think Germany has actually accepted a lot more responsibility for the atrocities they've committed, compared to nearly every other European nation guilty of colonialism and genocide. I have British friends who were taught almost nothing about Britain's colonial past in school, while every German has to learn about the Holocaust in school.
In a way I understand Germany's reluctance to compare a Jewish ethnostate to Nazism, considering what they did to the Jews 80 years ago. But I think that comparison is completely justified and Germany should know better. Israel is an apartheid state, and Netanyahu is one Auschwitz away from being just like Hitler.

[–] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They did accept responsability, but in itself has no value if they cannot raise their voices against another genocide that is happening right now. Totally agree with the res you say.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

It still has value if it stops then from committing another genocide themselves. But yeah, they could be doing a lot better.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I completely agree. They know better than anyone what fascism looks like, and the fact that they choose to do nothing is sickening.