What's wrong with them?

I wouldn't say there is something wrong. It is unquestionably true that the evil unleashed by the Nazis remains almost unique in history, although Stalin and Mao were comparable, as were Pol Pot and Idi Amin on a much, much smaller scale. The events of history last a long time.

I spent a few days in Berlin at Christmas, 2006, as part of a month in Germany. I thought of all that happened in that fascinating city in the last century: the Kaiserzeit; WWI; the end of the Hohenzollern dynasty and revolution; the Great Inflation of 1923; Weimar; Hitler's regime and the Nazi era; WWII; the boming of Berlin; invasion; the division of the city; the Soviet rule; the collapse of the Soviet Union; the restoration of a united Germany and a resurgent Berlin as capital.

Only one century.

The history of the city is everywhere - it is really too much to grasp. It's quite overwhelming. I walked from the Reichstag to the Brandenburg gate, and then visited the underground Holocaust museum. From there I saw what is left of the Checkpoint Charlie, looked at the small, very beautiful restored old city, walked down the Unter den Linden and visited the restored Berlincathedral for a concert. Then I looked at the Hohenzollern crypts in the cellar.

Remarkable experience. Every American should visit Berlin. I intend to return myself.

I don't think it is all that surprising that Germans are generally pacifist.

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"Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep; in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;
And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,
He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour
To act in safety."

Macbeth 3:1