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2025-05-09 13:37:20 UTC

Jan Schaumann on Nostr: German President Steinmeier's speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of ...

German President Steinmeier's speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II:

https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/EN/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/Reden/2025/250508-End-WWII.html

You want to read the whole thing, but the part below and the emphasis on the importance of learning from the past instead of describing it as a "cult of guilt" were powerful and eloquent. No words were minced, and we need more of that.