I am a German, and I accept the responsibility that comes with. I enjoy the benefits that this country's history brings me today, so why would I shy away from acknowledging that?

What I find depressing is how far nationalism takes political extremists everywhere. Like US reps, like Modi in India, like Orban, like the French right, like Meloni, ... They all play the same playbook

well, aren't you automatically "personally associated with the legal entity" if you're German? or do you not call yourself German?

as much as the people anywhere else in the world

I don't care for this country, I care for the people in it.

Why would I find that depressing?

You want to look away from the crimes of the past if you feel personally associated with the legal entity that holds responsibility for them