“Musk urged “to turn the Holocaust” page: the reaction of Germany and the world Ilon Musk in the west of the AFD party stated that Germany should “turn the page” of the Nazi past. Jewish organizations and German politicians sharply condemned this statement on the eve of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation.”, – Write On: Unn.ua
Politico writes about it, reports UNN.
The words mask came on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and caused indignation at Jewish organizations and politicians. The right forces of Germany have long criticized the tradition of memory of Nazi crimes, which in the country is called Erinnerungskultur (“Memory Culture”). They claim that it only “depresses the spirit of the nation” and forms a “cult of guilt.”
However, earlier such statements were heard from political margins. Now such messages are supported by one of the most influential businessmen in the world. Musk emphasized that “children should not guilty for their parents’ sins, and even more so, hints at the crimes of the Nazi regime.
Jewish communities both in Germany and in other countries have sharply condemned the words of the mask. The head of the Israeli Memorial Center of Yad Vashem Dianga wrote on the social network X:
The memory of the country’s dark past and its recognition should be central to the formation of German society. Ignoring this is an insult to the victims of Nazism and a serious threat to a democratic future Germany
Musk actually supported the ideas of AFD, whose leaders have repeatedly minimized the crimes of the Nazis and criticized memory acts. Thus, in 2018, the former co -chairman of the Party Gauland in 2018 called the Nazi era “a spot of bird litter” in the millennial history of Germany. He also stated that the Germans could be proud of their soldiers in both world wars.
Another well -known AFD representative, a party leader in Bjorn Hocke Thurinium, advocated “180 degrees turning” in memory policy. He criticized the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, calling it “a monument to the shame in the heart of our capital.” Despite the sharp statements of the mask, German officials emphasized that the culture of memory is not aimed at forming a sense of guilt in the younger generation.
No one makes children feel guilty of Nazi crimes. We want them to grow aware and responsible, aware of the lessons of the past
At the same time, research shows that knowledge of the Holocaust in Germany is decreasing. According to one of the polls, almost a fifth of the Germans believe that the Nazis and their allies have killed 2 million or fewer Jews, although the real number of casualties exceeds 6 million. On Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Soltz visited Auschwitz to honor the memory of the victims of Nazi terror. Before the trip, he stated:
It worries that many young people in Germany know almost nothing about the Holocaust. We must keep memory, especially when the last witnesses of these events go out into eternity
Politicians, including representatives of the Scholz Party (SDPN), emphasize that such statements as a mask pose a threat to democracy.
Parties like AFD and obviously Ilon Musk are interested in forgetting or not thinking. After all, if they were thinking, they would understand that our democracy is threatened again
Recall
On January 27, the world celebrates the International Holocaust Victims Day. During the Holocaust, the Nazis destroyed more than 6 million Jews, including 1.5 million children.