Posted on 01/29/2022 3:20:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
The ADL said Fried's comments were 'inappropriate and offensive.' The Anti-Defamation League of Florida issued a strong statement Sunday rebuking Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for comparing Gov. Ron DeSantis to Adolf Hitler.
Fried made the comments during a radio interview last week. The ADL responded to the remarks in a quote tweet Sunday.
“While public officials may have disagreements over policies, comparisons to the Holocaust and Nazism are inappropriate, offensive, and trivialize this unique tragedy in human history,” read the statement, written atop an article covering the controversy.
Fried’s comments, made on Florida NPR stations Friday, have become global news since.
“Instead of listening and trying to govern with the people, he’s trying to govern over the people. And that, I’m sorry, I’m a student of history too. I saw the rise of Hitler. I learned those stories,” Fried said.
When asked if she was comparing DeSantis to Hitler, Fried stood her ground.
“In a lot of ways, yes,” Fried told interviewer Melissa Ross. “I have studied Hitler and how he got to power. Wanting his own militia. Having his own army.”
“Do I think that we’re going to get to the extent of Hitler’s power? Of course not. But the rise of his power and what he did to scapegoat certain parts, especially the Jewish community in Germany, and how he utilized going after the media, going after and scapegoating people and blaming people and putting fear and taking over the military, that’s what this Governor is doing,” Fried added.
The ADL comments continue a stream of condemnation, particularly from those in the Governor’s inner circle.
“Just this weekend, Florida Democrats compared Gov. DeSantis to Hitler. This comparison is repulsive, offensive, and minimizes Hitler’s evil crimes against humanity,” First Lady Casey DeSantis wrote in an email to supporters Monday.
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Is DeSantis a vegetarian and nonsmoker?
Once again, the left projects.
Does he like dogs?
Fried is a crazy commie beyotch.
Fried is a marijuana promoting liberal Karen that should never have gotten in office of Agriculture or anything else for that mater. Hopefully Florida will put forth a stronger conservative candidate.
Do not fall for this crap. The members will vote for her and support her claims! Florida Jews continue to call Trump Hitler and Republicans Nazis. I live in Broward county and hear this shut all the time.
Can Gov. DeSantis fire Fried for this?
Fried is neck-deep in corruption with the marijuana industry she regulates. I forget how many times this crooked attorney has had to revise her financial disclosures.
Let’s hope she gets the rat nomination.
I feel like the Left just randomly picks from Robert De Niro’s list of insults: racist, white supremacist, fascist, Hitler. It’s like they have these taped to a dart board and throw a dart.
Oops, left out one of their favorites: Nazi
Nikki is a media whore.
Nikki is a media whore.
Well, OK. Maybe just a whore.
The compromised ADL takes money from Soros. The ADL’s defense of Soros is bombastic, illogical and hilarious.
Soros used to take pride in never donating to Jewish or Israeli themed organizations. As some of such organizations have become insane, Soros has changed his mind.
And insurrectionist.
Sad
I was born and raised in Lauderdale.
Back then and up until they started importing Haitians and appointing important positions, using affirmative action, the county was very conservative.
At least that’s how I remember it.
Moved away 30 or so years ago
I compare politicians and others to Nazis every time the comparison is warranted.
However, politicians and others should refrain from comparing current events to the Holocaust, because doing so always turns out badly.
As a passionate pro-lifer, I apply that to the pro-life movement, which has often compared abortion to the Holocaust.
The murder of tens of millions of innocent little preborn babies between conception and birth is the most horrific tragedy in history and does not need to be compared to anything else.
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