What the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive wants the world to know

[no_hypocrisy]

"Now I will tell you something very profound, which I have learned after many years. War makes murderers out of otherwise decent people. All wars, and all decent people."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-the-last-nuremberg-prosecutor-alive-wants-the-world-to-know/

[Nonhlanhla]

1. I just read the whole interview

Thank you for posting this. What a fascinating person. Well worth the read!

[democratisphere]

2. Humans throughout the world have ALWAYS been at war and will ALWAYS

be at war. Humans will ALWAYS be murders and there is nothing decent about that.

[HAB911]

3. We're just chimps with nukes

sorry chimps, but it's true

WARNING: VIOLENCE

[democratisphere]

4. Wow. Sorry these creatures have 96% of human DNA. Our collective behavior

ultimately serves none of us well. I appreciate you posting this. Maybe we should ALL go take a long look in the mirror.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Chickens have 60% of human DNA. But the way to think of DNA:

[font size = "+1"]You share 99.8% of your DNA with the person next to you and the person on the opposite side of the world.[/font]

96% Chimps
91% Abyssinian Cat
85% Mouse (protein coding genes)
80% Cow
60% Chicken

Source: National Human Genome Research Institute

http://www.businessinsider.com/comparing-genetic-similarity-between-humans-and-other-things-2016-5

[El Mimbreno]

13. Actually, It's nice to know I'm 91% cat.

To bad that in some people, the human overpowers the cat part.

[Paladin]

6. Best feature I've seen on "60 Minutes" in years.

What an admirable, accomplished gentleman.

[Scarsdale]

9. Yes, he is

and still sharp as a tack.

[zipplewrath]

7. Way past moral

War is what you do after you missed all your chances to do the right thing.

[Scarsdale]

10. Or want

something the other country has - like OIL.

[onlyadream]

8. What an amazing man

I'm surprised that it was his initiative to go after the top lieutenants and prosecute. Without him, it probably wouldn't have happened.
I also love his point on how war is taking decent people and having them murder other decent people. Logically, it makes no sense.

[mountain grammy]

11. I don't watch 60 minutes anymore, but sorry I missed this..

I read the entire interview.. thank you for posting. I love how he focuses on the progress that's been made since Nuremberg, and this last line of the interview:

Benjamin Ferencz: And I'm still in there fighting. And you know what keeps me going? I know I'm right.

You sure are, sir. Thank you for your service!

[Kentonio]

12. Thank you for sharing this.

[El Mimbreno]

14. Wow! powerful story. nt

[smirkymonkey]

15. Kicking for later reading!