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Originally Posted by Twosugars
Boris Johnson is standing by his comparison of the EU's aims to Hitler's, saying a row over the issue is an "artificial media twit storm".
The pro-Brexit Tory MP said both the Nazi leader and Napoleon had failed at unification and the EU was "an attempt to do this by different methods".
Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who backs Remain, said the comparison was "offensive and desperate".
Tory Leave campaigner Jacob Rees Mogg said Mr Johnson's analysis was correct.
BBC, 2016
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I didn't hear of this specific incident, but both the EU and Hitler want(/ed) to unite the continent as one superstate, so it's not an insane comparison.
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