In statements on politics and influential media, historian Heinz Drews comments on developments and statements regarding historical events. He firmly confronts distorting representations of history and advocates for reconciliation in a Christian spirit, in contrast to one-sided blame. "After World War II, the thesis has spread regarding German history that there is a direct line from Martin Luther through Frederick the Great and Otto von Bismarck to Hitler. However, this is not the whole story. By creating and promoting the impression that German history is Hitler and Hitler is German history, the Germans have been stripped of their history and alienated from their nationality.".