Hitler was right

"Hitler was right" and "Hitler did nothing wrong" are controversial statements and internet memes either expressing support for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler or trolling.[1][2] The ironic or trolling uses of the phrase allow actual neo-Nazis to maintain plausible deniability over their neo-Nazi views.[3]

Usage

Colin Jordan, leader of the British National Socialist Movement argued in a 1962 speech titled "Hitler was right". Some witnesses recalled seeing banners stating "Hitler was right".[4][5] In the early 1960s, Canadian neo-Nazi activist David Stanley distributed "Hitler was right" leaflets.[6] In Germany in the 1960s neo-Nazis were convicted for distributing "Hitler was right" leaflets.[7]

During the 2014 Israel–Gaza war, BBC journalist Tala Halawa tweeted "#HilterWasRight" and asserted that Israel is "more Nazi than Hitler". She was fired for these tweets.[8]

In 2016, Microsoft chatbot Tay was trained by internet users to state "Hitler did nothing wrong" and "Hitler was right I hate the Jews". It was taken offline because of these statements.[9][10][11]

People tweeting "Hitler was right" has been cited as an example of fascism on social media.[12] A 2017 ProPublica investigation revealed that Facebook allowed advertisers to target users using antisemitic ad categories including "Hitler did nothing wrong".[13]

In 2018, conspiracy theorist Steve West won the Republican primary for a district in the Missouri State House after stating "Hitler was right". The Missouri Republican Party did not endorse West.[14] United States Rep. Mary Miller was criticized for stating at the 2021 United States Capitol attack that "Hitler was right on one thing. He said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future.'”[15]

The Anti-Defamation League stated that it found 17,000 tweets using a variation of the phrase "Hitler was right" posted between 7 and 14 May 2021 during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.[16]

References
  1. Sanchez, Barbara (2020). "Internet Memes and Desensitization". Pathways: A Journal of Humanistic and Social Inquiry. 1 (2).
  2. Demsar, Vlad; Brace-Govan, Jan; Jack, Gavin; Sands, Sean (2021). "The social phenomenon of trolling: understanding the discourse and social practices of online provocation". Journal of Marketing Management. 37 (11–12): 1058–1090. doi:10.1080/0267257X.2021.1900335.
  3. Condis, Megan (2019). "Hateful Games: Why White Supremacist Recruiters Target Gamers and How to Stop Them". Digital Ethics: Rhetoric and Responsibility in Online Aggression.
  4. Bland, Benjamin (2017). "The life and times of an underground Führer". Patterns of Prejudice. 51 (5): 477–479. doi:10.1080/0031322X.2017.1389000.
  5. Cohen, Joshua (2020). "'Somehow Getting Their Own Back on Hitler': British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1960–1967". Fascism. 9 (1–2): 121–145. doi:10.1163/22116257-09010004. ISSN 2211-6257.
  6. Kayfetz, Ben (1979). "Neo‐Nazis in Canada". Patterns of Prejudice. 13 (1): 29–32. doi:10.1080/0031322X.1979.9969490.
  7. Brennan, James T. (1965). "Review of Die Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". The American Journal of Comparative Law. 14 (3): 529–531. doi:10.2307/838465. ISSN 0002-919X.
  8. "BBC journalist fired for 'Hitler was right' tweet blames 'pro-Israel mob'". Times of Israel. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. Malhotra, Hersh (2017–2018). "Artificial Intelligence: A (Semi-Intelligent) Overview". International In-House Counsel Journal. 11: 1.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  10. Zemčík, Tomáš (2021). "Failure of chatbot Tay was evil, ugliness and uselessness in its nature or do we judge it through cognitive shortcuts and biases?". AI & SOCIETY. 36 (1): 361–367. doi:10.1007/s00146-020-01053-4.
  11. "Microsoft Pulls Robot After It Tweets 'Hitler Was Right I Hate the Jews'". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  12. Fuchs, Christian (8 December 2017). "Fascism 2.0: Twitter Users' Social Media Memories of Hitler on his 127th Birthday". Fascism. 6 (2): 228–263. doi:10.1163/22116257-00602004. ISSN 2211-6257.
  13. Julia Angwin, Madeleine Varner, Ariana Tobin. "Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach 'Jew Haters'". ProPublica. Retrieved 3 December 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "Republican who said 'Hitler was right' wins state house primary vote". The Independent. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  15. "Illinois Congresswoman Says 'Hitler Was Right on One Thing'". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  16. Cohen, Mari (27 May 2021). "A Closer Look at the 'Uptick' in Antisemitism". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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