holocaust anti-semitism was no longer in vogue. now times have changed the world is full of refugees back then the borders were hermetically sealed and not open as they are today thanks to the unbelievably generous courageous and humane gesture that was made here. she is speaking of course to a sea change in so many aspects of politics geography two demographics how does responsibility for the holocaust how does it play into german politics today i think that sense of responsibility certainly played a role in angela merkel s decision two and a half years ago i thought open gemini s borders to some one million refugees that came in the following that at the height of the refugee crisis and also of course as a result of open in germany s border there are huge numbers of refugees still