https://www.timesofisrael.com/ohio-gop-congressman-apologizes-for-comparing-vaccine-mandates-to-nazi-measures/amp/
As I've said many times, few things are more eye rolling than comparing anything to the Holocaust and Nazis. It's simply lazy and lacks effort at real arguments.
And as an ethnic Jew myself, it's good to see him denounced with compassion instead of calls for cancellation and retribution. However, it's exactly right that Godwins cheapen the tragedy of the Holocaust.
As I've said many times, few things are more eye rolling than comparing anything to the Holocaust and Nazis. It's simply lazy and lacks effort at real arguments.
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JTA An Ohio Republican congressman apologized on Thursday for likening vaccine mandates to Nazi-era measures after a conversation with the state's Jewish umbrella body.
And as an ethnic Jew myself, it's good to see him denounced with compassion instead of calls for cancellation and retribution. However, it's exactly right that Godwins cheapen the tragedy of the Holocaust.
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"We spoke about how comparisons to Nazis, Nazism, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust degrade public discourse and cheapen the memory of the survivors, the victims, the liberators, and others who resisted," Beigerlman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in an email. "We agreed that passionate but civil debate about public policy can happen. Also, we did invite him to visit the Cincinnati Holocaust and Humanity Center, which is hopefully now in planning."