‘Nazi’ references to UK policy: BBC sportscaster’s tweet revives debate

The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua’s repression of Catholics to Hitler’s rule in Germany.

In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation’s asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a national uproar.

For Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organisations, the two sentiments were understandable — but concerning.

Invoking Hitler and Nazi Germany, they warn, often serves to revive a familiar and unwelcome line of argument.