This whole long discussion reminds me of a favorite TV sitcom episode (sorry!).

Larry David, in a public place, is humming a favorite passage from Wagner, the German composer. (Larry is known to be Jewish; it's an important feature of his character.) An acquantance, also Jewish, gets up in his face and gives him hell: "How can you like Wagner? Hitler liked Wagner! You're nothing but a self-hating Jew!!!"

Larry gets all indignant: "You've got it all wrong -- I hate myself, all right, but it has nothing to do with being Jewish!"