"On Mahathir and Hitler"
This is in response to Mr. Mahmood Elahi's letter ("On Mahathir and Hitler", October 29.) Hitler considered all non-Aryans (including Arabs, Slavs, Africans, etc.) to be the enemies of his Third Reich, not just the Jews. Anti-Semitism was on the rise in Europe anyway during that time and Hitler took advantage of that to gain popular support for his regime.
Conversely, Mahathir's term in office is over. Although charming to masses, Adolf Hitler was mentally disturbed and quite stupid. Malaysia's former prime minister definitely was not. Hitler's audience was a Germany with no real economy and Mahathir's audience was the world. Mr. Elahi, you might not have liked his speech but that certainly is no reason to compare him to one of the most evil human beings of this earth.
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