Bag's Rants

Ignorance is bliss.

Reading this article on the Latvians being asked not to put a national emblem on their gifts to NATO delegates.

I couldn't believe it. The Latvians have been using the Swaztika as a local folklore symbol for centuries. To quote 'its feared that delegates, unfamiliar with local folklore, may take mittens decorated with swastikas amiss.' Read more here.

WTF. If our delegates could not be informed beforehand that this was a traditional symbol and delegates, who you would think were some of the more intelligent from each country, should understand. Just like we have to ignore foreigners doing things we don't like because they are foreigners. After all the Saudi's, well some of them, don't drink but do they insist we all don't when they attend parties at the Russian embassy in London.

If I was Latvia I would be complaining and making the mitts anyway. If some people don't want them then they can refuse them.

If the swaztika itself has such a power then surely our muslim nations can legitimately complain about the cross of St George. After all it too was a symbol and many muslims died under it's banner.

posted by Bag @ 9:22 am