Right now, the world holds the warmongering, anti-ally, pro-dictator administration of Donald Trump in such low esteem, that every time another world leaders snubs them, it goes viral.
The latest viral video occurred when Prince Charles snubbed VP Mike Pence at a Holocaust event in Israel on Thursday.
The public snub is pretty clear to Twitter:
I’m sure Prince Charles just snubbed Mike Pence. Titter
— Darren Lethem (@DarrenLethem) January 23, 2020
The Pence team tried to argue after the video went viral that the VP wasn’t snubbed, asserting, “This is not true. VP and Prince Charles spoke prior to entering the event floor and after his remarks as well.”
But that has no bearing on this most public snub.
Few people understand international protocol more than Prince Charles. He was sending a clear signal when he knew that people would be watching and filming.
Indeed, later in his remarks, Charles said, Holocaust lessons are “searingly relevant to this day.” He explained
“All too often, language is used which turns disagreement into dehumanization. Words are used as badges of shame to mark others as enemies, to brand those who are different as somehow deviant.
“All too often, virtue seems to be sought through verbal violence. All too often, real violence ensues, and acts of unspeakable cruelty are still perpetrated around the world against people for reasons of their religion, their race or their beliefs.”
Again, this is a not-so-veiled critique of Trump and his team, which has embraced hate speech, dehumanization, white supremacy, Neo-Nazis, and violence.
If it looks like a snub, and walks like a snub and talks like a snub….