TEXT: Our readers react to Germany’s recognizing the 1915 killing of Armenians by Turkish Ottomans as genocide. COMMENTS: Bryan Anlas Why is this still up for debate? What’s [Turkey’s] motivation in denying it? What do they have to lose by saying that their great-great-grandparents did something? Kristine Keenan As the granddaughter of survivors of the Armenian Genocide, I am proud of Germany for their adherence to the truth. I also say Danke. MarquinhoGaucho Being of partial Syrian descent, my great-grandmother would tell me the stories of how the Armenians who were in rags, and skin and bones, came to Aleppo when she was a girl and how the local church community each took in survivors and how the locals gave them what they could. Alexander Hamilton The systematic murder of Armenian civilians in 1915 is the worst-kept secret of the 20th century. Apparently, the only folks still unaware of it are Turkey’s president and foreign minister. Publicitus If Turkey should apologize for the Armenian Genocide, then so should Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Armenia itself. Jamie Nichols What is desperately needed is some sort of truth and reconciliation commission to address the Armenian genocide. Craig The vote is all the more credible for taking place while there is a crisis that requires cooperation from Turkey. It is time to acknowledge the truth so that reconciliation can occur between Turkey and Armenia, hopefully this will help achieve that goal. Vahe Germany has shown it can morally lead in human rights and Genocide prevention despite all global and domestic politics. An honorable step the Turkish, U.S., and Israeli governments can learn from. Justin Ko Calling things what they are shouldn’t be antagonized. Turkey has no right be angry. Likewise, Japan has no right to be angry when Korea and China call out what they’ve done during WW2. Germany [...] has been accountable for theirs. Jennifer Zahn Would be nice if ppl would actually get along w each other and not fight battles a hundred years old.