Horst Mahler, a German former lawyer, gave a speech about Germany on the 1st of December 1997  stating that Germany  had to free itself from its "debt bondage" to reestablish its national identity.
Horst Mahler (born 23 January 1936) is a German former lawyer and political activist. While the German courts noted a change in Mahler's political position in the mid-1980s, he first gained attention for it at Rohrmoser's 70th birthday celebration on 1 December 1997. There Mahler gave a speech declaring that Germany was "occupied" and had to free itself from its "debt bondage" to reestablish its national identity. 
