How peculiar leaders shaped the narrative

THE world north of the equator has certainly produced its fair share of deranged leaders.

- ELMA ROSS

Charles VI of France believed that he was made of glass, and used to wear iron rods in his clothing to “prevent himself from breaking”.

This irrational fear takes on a different form when Rob Vylan’s chant, “Death, death to the IDF” (who has been killing Palestinians for decades, and even British and US soldiers in the past) got his critics shaking, wrongfully accusing him of “causing distress” and asking for the death of “Jews”. All that, while Jews were not mentioned, everyone in the IDF is not Jewish, and all Jews don't support the IDF.

At the same time, the critics of Vylan turn a blind eye to Israelis chanting “Death To Arabs” while killing tens of thousands of Palestinians since 1948, and, “May Your Village Burn”, while burning down Palestinian homes, even in the West Bank - just like they started to do against Deir Yassin, even before Israel was declared a state.

Then there was Peter III of Russia. He was so obsessed with Prussia, that he would wear the Prussian uniform and would often speak German instead of Russian. Almost like some leaders who support the colonial state of Israel in military and cultural terms.