5 Feet of Fury

Hitler’s speech codes — and ours

“The Nazis bullied the democratically elected governments in these countries to censor everything that resembled what today might be called ‘Naziphobia’ — criticism of Nazism.

“Interestingly, the bullied governments gave in to the Nazi intimidation rather than back the few courageous individuals who spoke out against totalitarianism…”

“Today, we are witnessing a similar phenomenon. Islamist extremists want a good press. They do not tolerate criticism. Even cartoons are deemed offensive. They warn those who criticize them ‘to consider the possible consequences.'”