The Reform party in the UK is once again dealing with a new wave of embarrassment as it has come to light that one of its candidates expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler, describing him as brilliant and a clear leader.
Jack Aaron has come forward to defend his statement that Adolf Hitler possessed an exceptional ability to motivate individuals to take action.
He is running as a candidate for the right-wing party in an effort to remove Grant Shapps, the secretary of defense at Welwyn Hatfield. Mr. Aaron is a business psychologist and the founder of the World Socionics Society, which promotes a theory of 16 personality types.
On social media, the psychologist Aaron drew a parallel between the dictator’s intense and charismatic personality and that of Apple founder Steve Jobs.
In addition, he said that Syria’s President Assad possessed a gentle nature and that Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine were considered legitimate.
When questioned about his statements, Mr. Aaron said that Hitler possessed both brilliance and extreme evil and wondered why it is considered controversial to say that, considering the influence Hitler had in persuading the Germans to commit such horrific acts. He noted that Hitler’s murders resulted in the loss of many members of his own family.
Aaron said that, as a psychologist, there is a strong belief in the importance of distinguishing intelligence and talent from morality in order to diagnose problems and provide assistance to individuals effectively.
Last week, it was revealed that Ian Gribbin, who is running in Bexhill and Battle, expressed the opinion that Britain would be in a much better condition today if it had chosen to accept Hitler’s proposal of neutrality during the lead-up to the Second World War.
Several other candidates from Nigel Farage’s Right-wing party have also criticized NATO and Ukraine while expressing support for Russia, according to recent findings.
In a tweet posted last autumn, Thomas John Clark expressed his opinion that disbanding NATO would make him feel safer. He was standing in Bangor Aberconwy at the time.
