Prince Harry is making headlines after photos of him wearing a swastika at a costume party emerged. As you can imagine, all sorts of people are up in arms over the photos, calling it a “shameful act” among other things. For his part, Harry has issued an apology, and the Royal family has withheld further comment (especially since they have in the past been seen as sympathetic to the Nazis).
Obviously, his choice of costume was a bit tasteless. On the other thand, Harry will never understand what happened during the time of the Nazis. Unfortunately, the people that were so quick to berate Harry don’t understand that people are starting to forget. Children born now only learn about World War 2 in history class, and as more and more survivors die, the human connection to the events is lost. What Hitler and his regime did become more fact than emotion. Its sad but its true.
Harry should not have worn the swastika, and I am sure he’ll never make that mistake again. In order to prevent groups like the Nazis and their actions from happening again, we can’t forget what happened in the past. At the same time, we need to understand that the younger generations cannot be expected to feel the same passion about symbols like the swastika. Knowing the facts and history is not the same as understanding. I know that when I look at the swastika, I don’t feel the anger or hatred that someone who lived through the war would feel. Its not because I don’t care, its because I don’t understand – I can’t. Just like Harry.
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Agreed
Maybe it’s wrong to say that we cannot hold the same passion for a symbol like a swastika simply because we were not there and did not experience the power of the symbol. But the legacy left by the Nazis has continued, re-emerging in both Neo-Nazi and other white extremist groups. Perhaps the swastika as a symbol of segregation still does mean something, even if the atrocities committed by the Nazis occurred over 60 years ago.