1) I think that there are a couple of things that modern Germans have to come to terms with. But coming to terms does not just mean fixing the wrongs you did, it also means forgiving and overcoming misfortunes that hurt you. The Berlin wall and both world wars both hurt and were used to benefit Germans. While the Berlin wall helped protect the west Germans from being taken over yet again, it also isolated them and locked in the east Germans. There are still many scars from this event, and Germany has yet to come to terms with it. The rise of the Nazis, too, fits the category. They used the Jews (some of them German) as a scapegoat in order to save the country from economic crisis.
2) I think everyone has things they need to come to terms with, be it country, or individual. America did some horrible things, and there were horrible things that have happened to America. Many people feel like the Iraq war was and still is a pointless war, yet hundreds of thousands of people are dying over there. It's not that easy to just bounce right back from something like that. This isn't just a German problem. I can guarantee that every single person out there has been the subject of injustice, or has done something unjust to another. If you haven't, you probably aren't thinking hard enough.
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