Anne's justifiably scathing of the attitude of many of her fellow Dutch towards the British in the wake of the D-Day landings. On the one hand, they expect the British, whom they falsely call "idle", to struggle and sacrifice their sons for the liberation of Holland. But on the other, they don't want to be occupied by the British; once the British have liberated Holland they should leave immediately. Not only that, but they should offer their abject apologies to all occupied countries and restore the Dutch East Indies to their rightful owners, i.e. The Netherlands.

It would appear that many Dutch people don't appreciate the difference between the British and the Germans. Yet as Anne points out, had the British concluded a peace treaty with Nazi Germany and abandoned Holland, then the whole country would've become fully German. As it is, the British are fighting to liberate Holland, although many Dutch people seem not to appreciate their heroic efforts.

Anne's perspective is undoubtedly related to the fact that she's a Jew, forced to hide from the Nazis in a secret annex for fear of being deported to a concentration camp. She's in a much worse situation than most non-Jewish Dutch citizens. Because of her experiences, she knows the difference between the British and the Germans; she also knows that the British and the other Allied powers are fighting bravely to liberate The Netherlands from Nazi tyranny.