EU may consider ban on Nazi swastikas
By David Lawsky, Brussels (Reuters)
Prince Harry got the PC world in an uproar with his Nazi costume last week. My first thoughts? I doubted he was genuinely anti-Semitic, and counted him among the victims of the new and deplorable education systems in place in the free worlds. You know, the ones that rewrite history so as not to "offend"?
Silvana Koch-Merin of Germany, a European Parliament Liberal, went to that fact right off the bat.
She said the Prince Harry incident had rekindled the issue and underscored what surveys show -- that many young people in Britain know little about the Nazis.
"From a German point of view this should not be seen in relative terms but always remembered as one of the most terrifying events ever in history and should never be forgotten," she said.
The EU member that came up with the embarrassingly stupid idea of a ban on the swastika is never mentioned in this article. In fact, I'm actually stunned that those quoted in the article held with my own thoughts on the subject... that banning the symbol is about as useful as banning sheet sales to KKK members.
Roscam Abbing said Franco Frattini, European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, was diplomatic enough to say it was worthy of a discussion in future meetings, but was quick to point out it was a window dressing fix at best, saying:
"...that ideas such as racism and fascism and anti-Semitism need to be combated as a greater priority than combating symbols,..."
Therein lies the truth. And considering how rampid anti-Semitism is in Europe, the Middle and Southeast Asia, that Herculean task will take far more than banning a the symbol.
Perhaps, if the Euros are genuinely worried about the mis-education of impressionable youth such as Prince Harry, they should start with the examples their leadership sets on the world stage. Prime example is the decades of non-support and disrespect for Israel in the UN membership.
Add that factor to school curriculums washing over Hitler's genocide and Muslim teachings of "kill infidels", and the message being sent to the youth of the world today is undeniably anti-Jew.
I'm going to guess that most EU members will toss aside this suggestion as ludicrous. Even bad policy makers have to know in their heart of hearts that dress codes are not a cure for prejudice and hatred. You can dress a pig in a tuxedo, but he still remains a pig nonetheless.
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