Collective guilt over past harms becomes discussable only long after the events

Evidence

Only when the immoral actions of their nation occurred long ago are lower identified Dutch people willing to accept the negative portrayal of their group and feel more guilty when taking their ingroup’s perspective. This may explain in part why the public debate about how to deal with such historical episodes have started long after they took place. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1109

Categorization

• QUESTION: Does this generalize — are historical apologies only politically viable after a lag because both the actors and standing guilt must cool down?
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Ongoing historical harms trigger defensive denial where ended ones allow acknowledgment — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 1078; Mild group identifiers feel guilty when harm is distant and done by others — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 1069

Broader Connections

• Mild group identifiers feel guilty when harm is distant and done by others #qualifies (0.75) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1069