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Originally Posted by Lancer44
End of story. 18 years old boy drafted to the army… Could he say "no" or "I don't like Waffen SS"? I don't need to explain this on our Forum...
At least for me, Gunther Grass will always remain a great writer and respectable German.
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I'd agree with all of that. He was drafted and he had no choice, and he has been a great writer. But to wait until he's is old to correct a lie about such a subject, and one
of his own creation no less, does speak to his character. And that makes it newsworthy. Does it lessen my overall opinion? A little today. Probably not much in the long run.