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The war was fair, otherwise I would say that the "Iraq war" wasn´t a fair one, too. The Iraqis (like the French and Poles in 1939) hat just no real chance - but it was fair though.

Yeah, you know everything, you are the Master. Come on dude, you cannot tell me that my ancestors knew what happened to the Jews. It was so cruel that noone could have ever imagined that humans could do such to humans.
What have the British pilots said who have over-flown the KZ in the early 40´s?

The people in the KZ towns have probably known it, but the normal soldier in combat or the average women in the city? Surely not.

I repeat it, my society has paid for the crimes - I didn´t say for the war. Tell me: why did we pay for a killed jew but not for a soldiers life killed in combat? Because the last-mentioned had a fair chance to defend himself.

You can do whatever you want, but my generation will never feel responsible for what happened before our birth. Period.

Btw, America is willing to serve its interests first. Tell me, why are no soldiers forcing N Korea to stop its nuclear programs? Why are the people in Kongo slaughtering their "fellow-"citizen? We can´t knock out the evil today, but we should try it. I think there is a contradictive policy, not only of the US but from the very most nations in the UN. Ehh....what´s going on in Chechnya? Seems as if the Russian problem is completely ignored by the world community. Great job.

What I´m gonna tell you is, that my country has done something wrong before. But we´re the good ones today - face reality. There are so many countries committing so many crimes on this planet and even the US have not a white vest. If you feel responsible for getting rid of "evil", then start in N Korea - or better: solve the problem in Iraq. With or without foreign help.

Many regards,

Michael

. . . but my generation will never feel responsible for what happened before our birth . . .

Well, we're not going back hundreds of years, are we, Michael? IMHO, your generation shares a not insignificant amount of guilt with the actual murderers who committed those many, many war crimes and those other uncountable barbaric crimes against humanity.

How can I say that? Because to this very day the bastards are still living in your midst, perhaps by the millions -- certainly by the thousands -- living the good life, revered, upstanding citizens of every city and hamlet in Germany. They've been there since the day you were born. Civilized people have an obligation to put their collective foot down and say, "NO! . . . You will not get away with those heinous crimes." But your generation has not done that. You've turned a blind eye to it.

How many of them have your generation prosecuted? Almost zilch. None. Nada. Zero. So I'm sorry, as I see it you've done next to nothing to quash the mentality that led to the war in the first place and led to the war crimes and pogroms.

WTF, why don't you just get it over with and give them medals and other high national honors and put an end to the pretense?

Best wishes,