Learning from the Germans: SUSAN NEIMAN on how Germany confronted its past

The Bunker

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🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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What can you do when your society is responsible for racist atrocities? What should you do? One country trying to atone for their past is Germany. Susan Neiman, moral philosopher and author of ‘Learning from the Germans’, told Ros Taylor about what the U.S. can learn from the way Germany deals with its past, and why the English have been even slower than America in facing up to their national crimes. “The Germans saw themselves as the worst victims of the war” “No two pieces of history are exactly alike” “Every nation would like to see its people as heroes” Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:21.0	in a country with a horrific legacy, Germany.
1:24.0	She's Jewish and grew up in the American South and she's just written a book about what the
1:28.0	US can learn from the way Germany deals with its past.
1:31.0	Learning from the Germans, confronting race and the memory of evil, is about
1:35.4	moral legacies and how to confront them. Susan is a moral philosopher and director of the Einstein
1:40.5	Forum in Pottsdarm. Welcome to the bunker, Susan.
1:44.0	Are you in Berlin now?
1:46.0	Yes, I am.
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