Günter Grass on His Nazi Past (July 2, 2007) | Charlie Rose

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Günter Grass on His Nazi Past (July 2, 2007) | Charlie Rose

[rishwiz]

Refreshing to see a non pretentious, honest artist speaking so candidly and admitting his mistakes.

[holidayholly]

I didn't realize he spoke English so well.

[ramdularsingh]

Grass is a really really great literary heavyweight. He spoke so nice an English I didn't

[dickvarga]

he was part of an anti aircraft artilary unit until age 17 when he was drafted into the waffen ss, he was not a volunteer.

[henryseidel]

Nice to hear him giving honest answers from his own personal point of view. Grass has always been an honest man, not a follower of ideological tendencies or some virtual political correctness. Maybe that is why he got the Nobel Prize.

[KronosArF]

I don't know that Günter Grass spoke this good english. But he had an nice german Accent as well….

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[NickVenture]

I knew this man years ago. In those days he was not able to talk like this. Now I see this video for the first time. I understand his attitude in this interview. It's ok. But I still disagree with his attitude in those days when he kept the main part covered-up.

[paweltrawicki]

You are a great writer, the other part ii leave up to God.

[mautoban]

1:55 In the Moment when it happens the stupid majority will always consider itsself on the right side. They will indeed fight against every warnung and will not be able ti listen to any logic Argument.

[henryseidel]

Grass did not 'join' the SS but had to go there as a conscripted soldier when he was seventeen. He was born in 1927, by the way. How could he be a Natsi ??

[TejON.]

Gunter Grass... Great Man!!!...definitely

[uhuhuuuhhh]

When did you believe ?Ha Shem thunders from Heaven .

[MarkHoward]

A great man, wonderful human being , He was on the right side

[rdmountford]

He was a proud Waffen SS man until 1945....then he fell very silent

[lindaboyce]

he was in the SS and he didn't BULL !