He could be a hypocrite in doing that about his past, and still much less of a hypocrite than those that accused him in tons of other issues. Good ol'

He could be a hypocrite in doing that about his past, and still much less of a hypocrite than those that accused him in tons of other issues. Good ol' argument known as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism :) Those who accused of him of this or that usually didn't aspire to the same status as him (voice of conscience in society). Criticizing Grass is a different discipline than criticizing entire nations, especially in this holier-than-thou tone.