Congresswoman from Illinois Mary Miller in her speech at the building of the US Congress declared the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to be right about one thing, which caused the outrage of colleagues. This was reported by the WCIA TV channel.
“Hitler was right about one thing. He said:” Whoever has youth has a future, “Miller said at the Mothers for America rally, referring to Hitler’s creation of a political movement among youth.
Immediately, many of her colleagues were outraged by the speech of the congresswoman, emphasizing the inappropriateness of mentioning the leader of Nazi Germany in a positive context. In addition, they noted that such words are disrespect for the millions of people who died during the genocide. Public and religious organizations, including Jewish communities and the Sinai Temple, also joined in the statements.
“Let me be clear: Hitler did nothing right. This reprehensible rhetoric has no place in our politics,” said Jay Robert Pritzker, Illinois governor of Jewish origin. The Illinois Legislature in a statement called on Miller to step down.
The present quote, which was incorrectly retold by the congresswoman, sounds like “Who owns the youth, owns the future.” This slogan Hitler put forward to attract young people to the ranks of the National Socialist Workers’ Party of Germany. The same principle was one of the main in the propaganda of the party.