Reading 🇩🇪 commentators on Twitter & online forums on #steinmeier many say 🇩🇪 is one of biggest donors of 🇺🇦, delivers weapons, has done „Zeitenwende“ & many demand that gov should „draw conclusions“ from 🇺🇦 uninvite. What they don’t mention: 🇩🇪 has sent & is sending more 💴…1/5
for energy to 🇷🇺 than anyone else & was (is?) key supporter of allowing 🇪🇺 depend on 🇷🇺 energy — financing Putin. Normally, if you enable war you are not invited or applauded but must go through humiliation & make up for what you have done…before even being talked to again. 2/5
Out of all countries 🇩🇪 should know about this from its history. But perhaps that’s precisely why it is hard to admit to oneself that one bears (some) responsibility (much less than in past) for war — again. It’s hard to see what — by your identity — is not allowed to happen. 3/5
+🇺🇦 desperate situation makes it hard to see our responsibility. On 24/2 🇺🇦 had to come begging on knees. It couldn’t be angry at us, point at our mistakes, call for atonement. This set the stage & now many are shocked by 🇺🇦 being undiplomatic & yet it is just more authentic. 4/5
„Never again“ must entail to never be blind to 🇩🇪 responsibility for war & atrocities. We must not exaggerate, but can recognize that we bear more responsibility for this war than likely any 🇪🇺 country. If we just proportionate our response to this, we can start reconciling. 5/5
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