Sigh — Tough Ground to Run on

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From Politico, Rich Iott’s latest argument

“Rich Iott doesn’t have an anti-Semitic bone in his body,” said [Iott spokesman] Parker, who sought to distinguish between a Nazi uniform and an SS uniform, which he said is what Iott is wearing in the now-famous image.

The Nazis were Adolf Hitler’s party — and became shorthand for the German military under his rule — while the SS was an elite squadron of soldiers and law enforcers responsible for a variety of war crimes.

It wasn’t a Nazi uniform. It was a uniform of the Nazi paramilitary force!

Next. It was a concentration camp, not a death camp!

#toughdistinctionstorunon

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