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not afraid of the term. I am only frustrated by its misuse." On the way to dealing with the Nazi past, Heitmann posed: "The German post-war role was in a way, a continuation of the presumed special role of the Nazi period. This is over. I believe that the organized death of millions of Jews in gas chambers is indeed unique – just as there are many historically unique events. There are no repeats in history anyway. But I do not believe that a special role of
Germany can be derived from this until the end of history. The time has come – the post-war period has finally come to an end with German unity – to classify this event." Heitmann referred in this context to taboos, which he saw in the political culture of Germany: "The odd thing is in the Federal Republic of Germany, that there are a few areas that are taboo. There is an intellectual debate which does not necessarily correspond to the feeling of the majority of the citizens, but can not be left unpunished. And this includes foreigners. This includes the past of Germany – the Nazi past. This includes women. I believe that these debates must also be broken, even at the risk of being placed in certain corners in which one does not feel well."
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