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German Politicos call for Europe-wide swastika ban
From the Department of If Only We Could Wish It All Away...German politicians have called for Nazi symbols to be banned throughout Europe after Prince Harry was pictured wearing a swastika to a fancy dress party. The Liberal group in the European Parliament says all of Europe suffered because of the crimes of the Nazis, so there should be a continent-wide ban. Yaay! No need to be reminded about all that, um, unpleasantness EVER AGAIN! Nobody remember! NOBODY! A senior Christian Democrat said the proposal may be discussed at the next meeting of European justice ministers. The symbols are already banned under German law. The photograph of Harry in a costume with a Nazi swastika armband was taken at a friend's birthday party in Wiltshire last weekend. Vice-president of the Christian Democratic parliamentary group Wolfgang Bosback said the outfit "really lacked taste". Tastelessness isn't grounds for banning things, last time I checked. If it was, Germany's Christmas Number One would never have found its way onto the shelves... Besides, Harry was dressed as a Nazi, in jest (tasteless or not), not claiming to be one. He said it was possible European justice ministers would discuss bringing in a European prohibition on displaying the swastika and other Nazi signs. Liberal group vice-president Silvana Koch-Merin said: "All of Europe has suffered in the past because of the crimes of the Nazis, therefore it would be logical for Nazi symbols to be banned all over Europe." Let's ban the Hammer and Sickle, images of Che and Red Flags in general then. Perhaps crescent moons electron micrographs of flu viruses should be considered next. She also called for the question to be placed on the agenda at the next meeting of justice ministers. The vice-president of the parliamentary Social Democratic group, Michael Mueller, said a study was needed to find out how a German-style anti-Nazi law could be applied to the rest of Europe. Lock-step. That's the answer. Posted by: Bulldog 2005-01-16 |
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