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March 9, 2006
A Not-So-Regal Family Tradition
Britain's royal family is all about tradition — which might help explain Prince Charles' confusion as to which side Britain should be on in the current conflict with radical Islam. Prince Philip (Queen Elizabeth II's husband) has revealed that the folks at Buckingham Palace were similarly ambivalent about Nazis.
It's true that at the time, almost anything might have looked acceptable compared to alternatives like the Weimar Republic and communism.
"You can understand how attractive it was," Philip said of National Socialism. This would be especially true if you shared the royal family's "inhibitions about the Jews."
Nonetheless, Philip fought for the Allies in WWII. There's no need for Prince Charles to follow suit in the present war — but it would be nice if he would stop dressing up in a djellaba and doing PR tours on behalf of the medieval maniacs who are trying to kill us.
Hat tip: Wiggins
Posted by Van Helsing at March 9, 2006 1:33 PM
Comments
He's no Richard the Lionhearted, that's for sure.
More like Prince Wimply, the FeebleFarted.
Posted by: Doug at March 9, 2006 1:47 PM
The Royal family as a whole didn't have inhibitions about the jews - remember, they bank with jewish bankers because they get a better return on their investment. Certain members of the family did, however. Edward, for instance, who spent a ot of time over in Germany meeting Hitler.
Dunno about Charles, but it wouldn't be his first dabbling with lunacy. How such a smart guy can be so incredibly dense I'll never know...
You have to remember, at the time most of the west felt threatened by the rise of international communism. There were revolutionary elements in just about every western country - when Edward abdicated following the Simpson scandal a great many of the inteligentsia in this country called for revolution - not mere republicanism, but all out communist revolution. The presence of admitted communists within the labour party and other parties of the day didn't assuage the fear any. At the time national socialist germany seemed like the only real bulwark against the communist threat. It's ironic that the only real difference between the two was the nationalist element...
Posted by: Archonix at March 9, 2006 1:57 PM
