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I'm not 100% sure what question you now exatly refer to. There is this popular and performed guilt religion in Germany and it does also seriously damage the soul of many Germans. But by far not all Germans are effected and many are also simply annoyed by that mainstream "culture" and make fun of it.
I've no idea whether a number of folks referring to Hitler as "cool" may be non-Germans as I don't maintain any contacts with non-Germans in Germany.
Regarding the majority questions whether Germans feel themselves belonging to "the West", I'm unsure myself. Many do and they have been exposed to that narratives continously since 75 years. On the other hand anti-Americanism is widespread in all political directions but maybe the CDU. Also, now the British are out of the EU and it's a bigger statemenmt that they left compared to if they would never having been a member. Alternative media and opinions opposing the mainstream have grown incredibly strong while the refugee crisis in 2015 and the Covid time. The political establishment and the mainstream have never (since 1945 and 1989 respectively) been as weak and disrespected as today.
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