Nazi Lover Becomes Political Candidate

Rich Iott of Ohio, a Republican running for being a congressional representative, is being accused of being a Nazi because he was known for his fascination with the German Nazis. He collected Nazi memorabilia and acted in historical shows of reenacting the battles that Nazi Germany fought. His affiliation with a shady organization called the "Wiking", referring specifically to a Nazi army division in World War II, was claimed to be strictly academic despite the fact that the group had a white-washed views of the Nazis. He vehemently denied that he held Nazi beliefs despite having previously praised the military prowess of the Nazis in their ability to take over Europe and parts of Russia in record time.

A quick view website of the "Wiking" Nazi club seem to contradict the notion that the group's mission statement doesn't reflect the values of Nazism. There's a video of the Nazis marching triumphantly in Poland, a white-washed historical summary of the Wiking division, and praising the Wiking division's noble, holy battle against the inevitable onslaught of communism coming west from the Soviet Union. Invoking the general sentiment of good versus evil, they placed the Nazis on the side of the good.

Historians, trying to act as political correct as possible, label the group as idiots who don't know any history. They are basically delusional folk want to see the Nazis in the way want to see it: heroes fighting a holy war against communism. Well, the positive thing is that at least they're not denying the existence of the Holocaust. Despite his well-known past connection to the group, Rich Iott dubiously denies that he believes in Nazism and hopes that Jewish voters won't take his hobbies seriously

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