Journalist makes Hitler-Assad comparison and sends Twitter into frenzy
Journalist said Hitler never used sarin gas on his own soldiers even as his realm fell
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The chemical attack in Syria shook the world as pictures of the atrocities are shared on social media.
While the Western countries point fingers at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as being behind the attack, Syrian allies especially Russia claim the government "did not and will not" use chemical weapons.
US strikes in Syria 'aggression against sovereign state': Russia
In the midst of it all, journalist David Simon made a comparison that sent Twitter in a frenzy. He compared Assad to Adolf Hitler, stating the latter would never use sarin gas on his own soldiers even as his realm fell. Assad, on the other hand, has used it twice on his civilians, he alleged.
Some called it a 'bad analogy' and asked him to 'read a book',
Another journalist accused him of defending Hitler in order to propagate his anti-Assad agenda,
Some even questioned how he was sure Assad's regime was behind the attack,
However, some stood behind Simon's tweet saying he was simply putting things in perspective,
Despite many urging Simon to accept his mistake, the journalist continued to defend his tweet.
This story originally appeared on RT
While the Western countries point fingers at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as being behind the attack, Syrian allies especially Russia claim the government "did not and will not" use chemical weapons.
US strikes in Syria 'aggression against sovereign state': Russia
In the midst of it all, journalist David Simon made a comparison that sent Twitter in a frenzy. He compared Assad to Adolf Hitler, stating the latter would never use sarin gas on his own soldiers even as his realm fell. Assad, on the other hand, has used it twice on his civilians, he alleged.
Some called it a 'bad analogy' and asked him to 'read a book',
Another journalist accused him of defending Hitler in order to propagate his anti-Assad agenda,
Some even questioned how he was sure Assad's regime was behind the attack,
However, some stood behind Simon's tweet saying he was simply putting things in perspective,
Despite many urging Simon to accept his mistake, the journalist continued to defend his tweet.
This story originally appeared on RT