Pride In Germany

Many looking at the citizenships reaction and methods of describing German pride and history, would see it as lack of patriotism, and one could say even a deep oppression of national pride in the country, however as Dr. Jessica Brown suggests, that there is a process of nation-building in German society. “By rejecting her flag, a German communicates as much about the strength of her national identity as citizens of other nations do saluting theirs”. There is no consist answer and that is what is needed to take away from this. Pride in Germany is difficult, multilayer and ambiguous. We can also take away the intense affect the Holocaust and the Third Reich plays in creating this ambilivelence.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, what I am grappling with this paper is dissecting the German society and citizenship, while analyzing the components that this is integrated and …show more content…
The burden of the Holocaust in German identity, while proving to bring out a change in the world, may be becoming crippling rather then uplifting. The lessons of guilt turning into fascinations, the forced identify to conform to the villains of history causing resentment, creating a movement that produces citizens of alt-right. To understand the depth Hitler’s legacy has modern German, is to understand the identity and psyche that is carried with Germans today. The Holocaust has and continues to play an immense role in the creation of German identity. Through most outlets of German society the Holocaust remains present, dictating political actions, arguments, and negating outside opinions. What my research has pointed to is that while Germany has embraced fully the role as a perpetrator, going to expansive lengths to create positive in the world, the burden of this guilt, and hate of ones past, could create a new wave of racism and violence against “outsiders” who threated to bring this guilt back