Varieties of Vergangenheitsbewältigung

It is a sad spectacle in the capital of a nation which once bestraddled Europe with its sensible and moderate attitude to enemies within and the Russian Bear; but apparently Berlin has succumbed to the woke. Streets named after colonial officials are being re-named after those who resisted them; which is understandable in a way, since German colonialism had none of the paternal decency and benevolent restraint which was demonstrated by those representing the master race in India, Tasmania and Ireland. Of course the land of Mr Churchill, who famously trounced the Nazis with only a little help from his American chums, continues to maintain its memorials to the likes of Robert Clive, and to emit squeals of righteous historical horror when a slaver is discommemorated. It remains a fascinating paradox of British liberation that the Euro-wog snowflakes could threaten such a culture of robust pluck and fortitude to the extent that it felt impelled to cut the Continent loose.