Texas Republicans criticized for their Holocaust Remembrance Day message: ‘Leftism kills’

Like so many seeking to recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Harris County Republican Party posted a message to Facebook on Sunday.

It included a somber image of a candle and a star-shaped yellow badge, the symbol the Nazis forced Jewish people to wear during the Holocaust to identify and psychologically isolate them.

The GOP chapter then added its own note: “Leftism kills,” the caption began. “In memory of the 6 million Jews lost to Nazi hatred in the name of National Socialism. We will never forget.”

Many decried the post as offensive and accused the group of politicizing one of history’s greatest atrocities.

“Hijacking the holocaust for political points all while engaging in revisionist history is disgusting,” one Facebook user wrote.