Prince Harry being used to promote "Holocaust" - Enough already!
(15.01.2005)
Prince Charles has entered the continuing debate, over Prince Harry's Nazi party costume, by publicly showing backing for his son, saying that he should not be "hung out to dry".
Whilst the Prince of Wales no doubt accepts that his son's choice of costume could have been better, he is obviously angry that his son is being made a target for a foolish, but relatively harmless, prank.
The Media and certain members of the Jewish community have blown this event out of all proportion. The kid made a mistake, he was foolish, he has apologised, what more must he do? Should he offer to have himself nailed to a cross?
We all make mistakes in our youth, why should this be any different? Thousands of kids (perhaps millions?) have drawn swastika's at some time in their life, or have mimicked the style of Hitler, should all these people be forced to visit Auschwitz camp?
In reality, this doesn't have anything to do with Prince Harry personally, or that some claimed to be "shocked" at seeing him wearing such a costume at a "private" birthday party, it is simply another opportunity for certain members of the Jewish community to highlight an event (the Holocaust) that happened more than 60 years ago!
The world should remember this terrible event, but must it be rammed down our throats on an almost daily basis? Should those who were not responsible for the slaughtering of 11 million people be made to feel as guilty as the Nazi's?
Although the Holocaust is an event that no one but the victims can truly imagine, we must remember that this took place a long time ago. The purpose of remembering this event (and others) is in the hope that future generations will not repeat such vile acts. But sadly this is not the case, even today we see leaders of countries still carrying out terrible acts of violence to their people (for numerous reasons).
Perhaps those in the Jewish community (seeking Prince Harry's blood) should follow the example of most Poles, Ex-Soviets and others (who also suffered in the Holocaust) by putting this event respectfully to one side and moving on. How much longer must the world be reminded (or need to be reminded) of this event, another 100, 500, 1,000 years? It must be laid to rest at some time, maybe this time has come?
Millions of lives were lost in the World War's, we have a special time for people to remember this (once a year) and it is right that we should. Unfortunately, this does not stop wars from happening and constantly reminding people of the terrible losses in the Holocaust offers no guarantee that it would not happen again.
Sadly, we feel that this "obsession" shown by some Jewish members, might actually have a negative effect on what they are trying to achieve. People often resent the fact that many Jews sometimes forget to mention that 5 million "others" also died in the Holocaust (not Jewish), yet you would think sometimes that Jews are the only victims, or the only ones to be angered by this horror from the past.
Prince Harry has been used to further promote this historic event, as was the case in France a few months back when a number of "Jewish attacks" were hitting the headlines. Two of these were not as a result of anti-Semitism and one was carried out by a Jew who made it look as if it was!
Such incidents are not as rare as one would hope and this is (unfortunately) creating a growing hatred. There are many sites on the internet where this fear and hatred is developing and this is not related to the traditional resentment that many harbour. This "new" growing feeling has increased considerably over the last 2-3 years and must be dealt with! But trying to highlight a 60 year old tragedy will not help, especially in the way that it has been. This is one of those cases when less is more.
As for Prince Harry? He is no Nazi, he has no sympathies with Nazi's and we doubt if he holds any anti-Semitic views. So why don't we give the kid a break? Or should we say "Enough already!"
