Guilt pride is something of a modern construction. Unlike Walsers, who experienced his guilt (because he served in WW2 under the Nazis), most Germans haven't experienced WW2. Guilt pride is thus an attempt to build a new collective identity for Germany, devoid of any authenticity (instead hinges more on profilicity).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy2ju_qPtuM&t=68s by [[Hans-Georg Moeller]] on [[Carefree Wandering]]