Will 2016 be the year Hitler finally gets some respect?

Maybe. Things look promising on this first day of the new year. Our erstwhile NATO ally the wily Erdogan has gone on the record as being an Adolf admirer.

And the late lamented Lemmy seems to have been a fan as well, although in his case the attraction seems to have been more sartorial than ideological. It’s hard to argue with that; I mean those SS dudes did sport one snazzy uniform.

Hitler’s legacy has for too long been besmirched by that unfortunate Holocaust business, which seems manifestly unfair. It’s a bit like remembering Michael Vick only for his hobby instead of his prowess as an athlete. But no less an authority than Israel’s PM Mr. Netanyahu has done yeoman’s work in erasing that particular stigma when he revealed that the Holocaust wasn’t even Hitler’s idea.

So maybe 2016 will be more than the year of the monkey; it may also be the year of Hitler’s rehabilitation.