Prussian Blue singers (Ideas and thoughts taken from the Herald Sun newspaper)

In yesterday’s newspaper, there was an article about the Prussian Blue singers. Most of what I am writing here, is taken from this article. I thought I would share their points of view, and just let people marinade in their ideas. But trust me, I was in shock after reading each sentence. When I first glanced at the picture of the girls, I didn’t take much notice of it. But when I started reading the article, I couldn’t believe what I was reading. These singers are twin sisters, aged 13, from the states. There is a picture of them, they’re blonde haired, and blue eyed. They are both wearing a shirt, of an animated like face of Adolf Hitler. A Hitler happy face, as they say.

These girls, during their concerts, give heil Hitler salutes and sing pop songs about Nazis. The band’s name is “a nod to the girls blue eyes and German heritage.” There is also speculation that the name is reference to the residue left by Zyklon B, used in the Nazi gas chambers. The girls both deny this speculation. But these girls have been “performing” since the age of 9. They have headlined Holocaust denial events, and in their free time, they like to play a video game called “Ethnic cleansing.” This game’s aim is to kill off as many black people as possible. They also have a website with a blog and forums, as well as links to other white supremacist sites. For being only 13, they are surprising very articulate, and claim that Adolf Hitler and his deputy Rudolf Hess are to be considered heros. They also believe that the amount of Jews executed was an exaggeration. They believed in the conentration camps, but also said that there were tennis courts and swimming pools.

The two girls were asked what they thought the most important social issue facing America was. Their retort was “that there were not enough white babies born to replace ourselves.” The girls, during the recent Hurricane Katrina incident, said that they’d be willing to help out with the victims. But they DEMANDED that the money they were contributing was to only go to white people.

One may wonder where these two girls got their influence from. The article stated that it was learned primarly from their monther and grandfather. Their mother home schools them also helps write some of their lyrics. And the mother’s views were shaped by her father…who wears a swastika on his belt and has a swastika on the side of his truck, as well has having the swastika as his cattle brand.

By the end of the article, I had a sick feeling in my stomach. I understand people have the right to their own opinions and views, but OMG, at 13 years and they’ve already got this “idea” in their head. I don’t understand how people can say that the Holocaust didn’t actually happen…and how Adolf Hitler can be seen as a hero. What he did was an atrocity, and I can’t fathom the idea. Looking at picutres, and going to an actual concentration camp (I went to Dachau when I was 16), it just leaves an eerie feeling. Actually standing next to a stove where they burnt people’s bodies, and standing IN a shower cell where many people took their last breath. It’s something people can say is so “surreal” or “movie like.” But in truth, it happened, happened to many innocent people. All because of one man’s hatred for a certain group. Racism is a touchy subject for me, but nonetheless, it needs to be talked about and discussed. Blind hatred is not going to be beneficial in any way, and we as people need to teach others about respecting people’s backgrounds, in all aspects.

-current mood-CRANKY, because of all the last minute Xmas shoppers...