Why cant germans sing the national anthem in their country? Is it wrong that they had more land before WW2?

Question

Before WW2 german borders were alot larger.

After WW2 their borders became smaller and now they can't sing their national anthem because the anthem talks about borders?

If you sing the song are you a n**i??

Answer 1

I was in Germany on the 50th anniversary of VE Day (1995) and was very touched that they held a two minute silence in commemoration

Answer 2

"Deutschland Uber Alles"--that is "Germany over All Others"--was used in WW2 to stir up the Germans to conquer other nations.  Other nations resented this idea something awful.  The war ended with the other nations winning.   So, as a matter of diplomacy, Germans stopped singing the words.

Answer 3

It's really funny, because the title of the song we know of as "Deutchland Uber Alles" is actually "Austria" and was originally written as a classical piece.