Politics doesn’t need to become an indignation factory, and not every Republican gaffe is a sign of incipient fascism. “Y’know, you had —someone who is despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to the, to the, to using chemical weapons. Later in the day, Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters,“Even in WWII chemical weapons were not used on the battlefield. When pressed, Spicer attempted to draw a distinction between Hitler’s use of chemical weapons and Assad’s aerial bombardment of civilians. (Common terms, as most people who are not Sean Spicer know, include “concentration camps” and “death camps.”)“Holocaust center” seems like a fine Republican phrase.

Source: Huffington Post April 12, 2017 14:37 UTC