| He was not a war criminal, committed no atrocities. He simply conformed, like so many Germans and Soviets in their totalitarian countries. And he said: "After the war "I was ashamed of myself and I still haven`t stopped feeling this way," Heesters wrote in his autobiography. "I am angry with myself for being gullible, credulous and naive." In other words he apologized and said his conformism was shameful. If for example Martin Heidegger had done that, for example, he wouldn`t be in moral and intellectal eclipse. For non-war-crimes, and simple social conformism, and while never harming anyone, a heartfelt apology is usually enough. Why not for a 104-year-old who never harmed anybody? Just as everyone seems to agree. |
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