Beyond Political Correctness: Remapping German Sensibilities in the 21st Century Edited by Christine Anton and Frank Pilipp (review)

Even in the mainstream, some representations have contained self-pitying, even revisionist sentiments that relativize Nazi crimes. Warts and all, according to this logic, consumers of these cultural products must refrain from pointing out “suspicious” elements in order for Germans to move forward less burdened by the past.