Gunter Grass Admits to Serving in Hitler's Waffen SS

[jd]

The movie version of The Tin Drum is one of my favorite book to movie
adaptations...  I don't think that his reputation as a writer can be
denied due to his service in the SS, it's either good writing or it's
not... I've only read The Tin Drum, but I'll say that that is good
writing (and certainly not pro-Nazi).  I think that it is easy to
understand why he would be inclined to hide such things - if he hadn't
said anything, would we not remain ignorant of the fact?  I don't
think self-admission can really require the destruction of
reputation...  though Otto, you do make a god point re: "conscious of
a nation"... but on the other hand, having seen both sides, he might
be wiser on certain subjects.

I mean heck, the Pope was in the Hitler Youth.  If Grass had admitted
this years ago, should he have been denied his voice even if it
contained wisdom?  Should it be now?  I don't think so...

On 8/14/06, David Meury <dmeury at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why that Schwanzlutscher!
>
> (Actually, I'm just trying out my new word for the day.)
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