Japanese minister Taro Aso praises Hitler, saying he had 'right motives' [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Wednesday 30 August 2017 00.46 EDT
Japan’s finance minister, Taro Aso, has courted fresh controversy after expressing admiration for the Nazis, describing Adolf Hitler as “having the right motives”.
“Hitler, who killed millions of people, was no good even if his motive was right,” Aso told a meeting of his faction of the governing Liberal Democratic party, according to Jiji Press.
Aso retracted the comments on Wednesday after criticism that he appeared to be defending Hitler’s motives for the genocide of millions of Jews during the second world war.
“It is clear from my overall remarks that I regard Hitler in extremely negative terms, and it’s clear that his motives were also wrong,” Aso said in a statement, adding that he did not intend to defend Hitler, but to stress the importance of politicians achieving results.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/30/japan-minister-tara-aso-praises-hitler-right-motives
Aso? Asshole!
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