Grass worries grow
Is Günter Grass suffering from senility? Worries about the state of the German writer's mental health have been growing since 1989, when his beloved Ostpolitik initiative led to the end of Communism, not. Grass appeared in public recently to open a writers' congress in Berlin and declared the United States to be a nation guilty of "systematic, constant, infamous and merciless" crimes. However, if Grass, and those who gave him a standing ovation, including the German President, Horst Köhler, had had their way, Iraq would still be a dictatorship funding suicide bombers.
For an insight into the Grassian mindset, Rainy Day readers might wish to order a copy of The Culture Code. Clotaire Rapaille, the author, contends that Germany is becoming a senile society. Meanwhile, the BBC is reporting "US economic growth roaring ahead". Another "systematic, constant, infamous and merciless" crime, no doubt. Günter Grass is 78.
Comments
Gunter is not even in the same league as George [Galloway].
See http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article601356.ece
Posted by: Dave Barnes | May 26, 2006 5:00 AM
What do you expect from a man who in all seriousness suggested to turn a Christian church into a mosque or who called the former DDR a "comfortable dictatorship"? Only in Germany such a mediocre writer can become a celebrity and only a institution as idiotic as the Nobel Prize selection committee will reward him with an internationally acclaimed award.
Posted by: The Editrix | July 3, 2006 1:59 PM