The average person does not understand that at all. They think he's speaking for society and they don't know he was a Hitler supporter. Also - it's a super-lib poem. There's no mention of action. Only regret.
Him having been a Hitler supporter is what makes him representative of German society. Lots of people in 1930's Germany supported Hitler hence WW2 and the Holocaust
yes that is the entire point of the poem him regretting his actions
The average person does not understand that at all. They think he's speaking for society and they don't know he was a Hitler supporter. Also - it's a super-lib poem. There's no mention of action. Only regret.
Yeah, "I did not speak out" is a hell of a lot different than "I cheered this along until it was my turn."
Him having been a Hitler supporter is what makes him representative of German society. Lots of people in 1930's Germany supported Hitler hence WW2 and the Holocaust