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  • 2020-06-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Op-Ed by Hitler Published by New York Times in 1941? (en)
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  • On June 3, 2020, The New York Times published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton entitled Send in the Troops, which argued that President Donald Trump should use military force to put an end to the nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice that followed the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody. The op-ed sparked backlash, with many arguing that giving publicity to such an opinion put the lives of protesters, as well as black staffers at The New York Times, in danger. The New York News Guild also released a statement that they were deeply disturbed by the publishing of this column. As the backlash grew online, some argued that The New York Times' publishing of Cotton's opinion piece shouldn't come as a surprise since The Gray Lady had also published an op-ed by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler back in 1941. This is a genuine image of an article that was published in New York Times Magazine in 1941. However, op-ed may not be the best descriptor for this content, as it is actually an excerpt from Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf. It was preceded by an introductory paragraph explaining that Germany was at that time waging a war of propaganda against the United States based on principles Hitler himself outlined in the excerpt: This was therefore not a case of the Times providing op-ed space for a particular political view, but rather to educate its readers about the propaganda methods being used against Americans by the Nazis. This article from New York Times Magazine can be found in the newspaper's time machine. (en)
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