I haven't read The Unbroken, but I have read some detailed accounts of Holocaust Survivors. One thing I began to notice, amid all the almost unimaginable horrors, is that the survivors' accounts often include an anecdote or two about German soldiers or government officials acting with compassion and treating them well. In other words, in spite of the fact that some Nazis killed people, including babies, in horrific ways, others remained human and even put themselves at risk to protect victims. The take home message is that you can't judge an entire people by the actions of the worst. Even if the actions of the worst become widespread like with the Nazis.

The second thought is that my HCBW served a mission in Japan and I have had the opportunity to interact with some of the Japanese people from her mission. They have been some of the kindest and most humble people I have met.

The third thought is that Americans were involved in the My Lai Massacre, The Hans Mill Massacre and American Mormons were involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. None of those things make me ashamed to be American or Mormon. I believe those events to be aberrations and I bear no guilt nor do I deserve any negative judgment as a result of them.