Sieg Heil to American Hypocrisy
Harry’s Nazi stunt was a pretty stupid thing to do although in a context of a “bad taste” themed party, it could be almost be explained away. But watching Larry King Live, I find it amusing to see the Americans jump onto the lynch mob for Harry. If anything, Harry’s stunt has served as a reminder that the younger generation are forgetting the atrocity that was World War II.
But if the Americans want to start throwing stones at the British Royal family for their insensitivity about forgetting the horrors that the Nazis perpetrated, then perhaps they should take a closer look at themselves. The Nazis were masters of detention without trial, war crimes including torture and humiliation, advancement of genetic rationalism, media propoganda, secret police, and documenting and tracking percieved outsiders who might pose a threat.
Wearing the uniform of the Nazi party was bad but living the ethos of what the Nazis did is more of a sacrilege. An American frat party once ran a Vietnam night where guys were expected to turn up in uniform and the girls were meant to dress up as hookers. What was sad about that was that evidently the Americans haven’t learned from their mistakes from the last time they lost a war.
“If anything, Harry’s stunt has served as a reminder that the younger generation are forgetting the atrocity that was World War II.”
Well maybe we should, otherwise who are we to criticise the US/muslims for still persuing the Crusader mentalities?
The Man Himself
The legacy of the Nazi party is something that needs to be taught, learned and confronted in the pursuit of ensuring that it never happens again. In doing so, we should be wary of not perpetuating grievance…
Germans probably have the highest degree of social responsibility because of this past.
My point is that its easy to point at things that are obviously “Nazi mentality” like the donning of a uniform or displaying a swatstika but we need to guard against the behaviours and actions that are not so obviously empathic with the abuse of power that the Nazis indulged in.