When the war ended, Germany – because of the victors’ denazification policies and its responsibility for instigating and carrying out the Holocaust – had no choice but to “work through” its murderous past. This was a long, difficult process; but German society, mindful of its historical misdeeds, has become capable of confronting moral and political challenges of the type posed by the influx of refugees today.
战争结束时，德国——由于战胜国的消灭纳粹化政策及其煽动和实施大屠杀的责任——别无选择，只能与其凶残的过去“决裂”。这是一个漫长的艰难过程，但德国社会铭记着它的历史错误，因此如今有能力面对大量难民涌入所带来的道德和政治挑战。总理默克尔也为移民问题树立了领导榜样，足以令所有东欧领导人汗颜。