Why I Think Banning the Mention of Hitler on Facebook is STUPID

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It's crazy how reporting a comment with the word "Hitler" can get anyone banned. For example, this is what I found on Quora:

They should be allowed. there are quotes of his that are not in praise of hitler but showing how he thought so that people are critical of their current leaders. For example, here’s a quote by him “ How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think.” This is a perfect example of why Hitler quotes should be allowed; to show how dictators think and how people should be critical. Yes, he started a giant war and murdered people but censoring what he said will only help the next dictator start more wars and murder more people because people forgot about Hitler. This is why the First Amendment is so important: it’s about communication and freedom so that we all make better decisions in the future.

I just told someone that Adolf Hitler seized the means of production and I got a strike. Like what? I wonder what has happened to the administration of Facebook? This is the big problem that was quoted by several great leaders. I don't believe that Winston Churchill or George Santayana was the first to say, "Those who fail to remember the past are doomed to repeat it." There are statements like "History repeats itself." I remember a classmate of mine once wrote a simplistic yet meaningful speech called "History: A Teacher" way back in high school.

The fact that the mere mention of Hitler is banned on Facebook can be stupid. The Germans may have banned Nazi references but they haven't forgotten Hitler. The significance of a Holocaust Memorial Center is to remember the atrocities that he committed. Do we want to have more people like Hitler rising up? Is it because we forget history that we have people who want to follow in his footsteps and try to succeed where he failed?

Hitler's quotes as well as many other Nazis should not always be viewed as promoting them. Sharing a Hitler quote not out of praise but showing that he meant something should be allowed. What is so wrong with me mentioning that Hitler seized the wealth of the Jews and it was ever beneficial for Nazi Germany in the long run? Is it wrong to fight protectionism by mentioning that a wicked man like Hitler actually caused it? What's with all these bans on merely mentioning Hitler or sharing a quote he made, to prove a point, ever been a point?

I could really say that we've probably been all too sissified. Are we too scared to mention a vital truth when the mere mention of Hitler's name is banned? It's really big cowardice. Do we want people to become ignorant of who Hitler really was and the damage that he did? If so, people are doomed to repeat history because of this serious mistake.

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