'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate

'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate

For Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organizations, two recent references to Nazis were understandable -- but concerning. Invoking Hitler and Nazi Germany, they warn, often serves to revive a familiar and unwelcome line of argument.

BBC sportscaster’s tweet revives debate over making ‘Nazi’ references

Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organizations say that while sentiment is sometimes understandable, comparisons to Hitler are concerning and often inaccurate

'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate

NEW YORK (AP) -- The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua's repression of Catholics to Hitler's rule in Germany. In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation's asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a national uproar.

'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate

The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua's repression of Catholics to Adolf Hitler's rule in Germany. In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation's asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a national uproar.

'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate

The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere.

'Nazi' references: BBC sportscaster's tweet revives debate

The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua's repression of Catholics to Hitler's rule in Germany. In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation's asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a national uproar. For Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organizations, the two sentiments were understandable — but concerning. Invoking Hitler and Nazi Germa…