Washington Post's Colman McCarthy opposes stopping Hitler.

Sometimes what's inside a man is reflected in his outward appearance.

Colman McCarthy has now gained a level of notoriety that has eluded him before. Most commentators are denouncing his remarks about the American military and ROTC on campus. In keeping with the theme of peace, he also opposed the Civil War and World War 2. Americanglob linked to this article in the Santa Barbara Independent:

“Hitler could have been waited out. He might have been overthrown by his own government. Who knows? To have 50 million people killed : Hitler would have died within 10 years no matter what he did.”

He was not asked whether the Holocaust was exaggerated, but remains firm in the belief that resistance to the Holocaust was immoral.

Which brings up a more important issue that the personal beliefs of a lone crank. Colman McCarthy was a columnist for the Washington Post for years and was invited by that paper to address the issue of the return of ROTC to the Ivy campuses. What responsible major media outlet believes that someone with McCarthy’s belief system should have their opinions validated by publishing them? Does the Post also print the editorial judgments of Holocaust deniers? It’s not a rhetorical question; does anyone know?

The Washington Post has a well deserved reputation for having nutcases on its staff.   Of course, CBS is also in the running for having the biggest idiots in top slots (I'm leaving MSNBC out since stupidity is part of their marketing plan; they're crazy by design).

One other question.  We know that the Civil War ended slavery in the United States and we know that World War 2 stopped Hitler’s genocide.  Should the person who opposed both of these actions - with the knowledge of hindsight - be accused of being in favor or slavery and anti-Semitism?   We ask because it was exactly this kind of reasoning that led many on the Left to accuse Rand Paul of being a racist for expressing doubts about the constitutionality of the Civil Rights law of 1964 … in an article in – of all papers – the Washington Post.   

NOTE: edited 8:02 pm.
UPDATE:  I have been admonished by Scott Johnson of Powerline that I have mis-spelled McCarthy's first name.  I have corrected that and apologize to all who were confused by my egregious error.  It's Colman not Coleman.