True story about the teacher being fired for mentioning how Hitler came to power. The teacher was a good guy too and left the state over it. His wife practically had a breakdown when the Media in Ak (Anch Daily Worker) crucified him in print. There was an aide here who was Jewish and contacted some left wing Jewish media organization in Anch. Reporter called teacher, asked to do a piece on our small rural school. Then during interview, the reported jumped the teacher and then wrote his own article much the teacher hadn't even said. Our school district got scared and fired the teacher rather than support him. Old Watson had mentioned that Hitler used the economic conditions in Germany that were in part due to the war reparations to incite Nationalism and his rise to power; the Jewish aide heard him and she started calling everybody that would listen to her. Watson moved back to Mich. and didn't come back here to Eagle, Ak for 10 years, then to sell his house here. BUT the best part: Watson's wife was never completely right after all they went through; she was real nice, but off just a little. So when they drove back to Ak from MIch, closer they got to Ak, funnier his wife got. So Dawson, Yukon is 110 miles upriver from us. By the time they got to Dawson, Watson had enough. He put his wife in canoe, gave her some food, and pushed her off into the Yukon. Took her 2 days to float down to Eagle and by the time she arrived, she was OK again. ha ha, true story. Had to hand it to Watson, he dwelt with some real lefties that tried ruining his life and his marriage survived; just 2 days in a canoe out in the middle of nowheres will do it every time.
Most teachers have to follow district policy and curriculum to the letter, especially if you are a Republican.
the Jewish aide heard him and she started calling everybody that would listen to her. The whole story is making me shake my head in disbelief. But the above line seems to represent what a lot of idiots do. Someone mentions the word 'Hitler' and everything goes whacko and reason is thrown out the window. Nothing this teacher said was untrue. Except he'd used that word. In some circles it's like using the word n*****.
I suspect that if he'd simply said, "The leader of a European nation, just West of Poland, in the build up to WWII used economic conditions to...etc" he would have had no problem.