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To: RJA_ who wrote (13792)	10/30/2008 12:01:36 PM
From: dybdahl	Respond to of 71456

I think there are three main reasons why the memory sticks well in Germany: 1) They elected Hitler (although less than 50% voted for him), and companies supported him. Many countries with dictators don't get the same kind of memory. 2) The problem persisted. A country like Netherlands just rebuilt the country and went on - eliminating almost all visibility of the war. But in Germany, WW2 is still highly visible when you travel from east to west or watch TV. 3) A huge fraction of family histories were affected by WW2. Either by death or deportation. Unlike Denmark, for instance, where most Danes survived the war, and people weren't deported. History is also strong in USA, but most about good stuff. That makes Americans dare more, and fear less.