FIA shows its colors in history for admiration for tyrants and abusers
Nazi tyrant Adolf Hitler got things done, says Bernie Ecclestone
5 July, 2009 – Lauren Crooks – Sunday Mail
FORMULA ONE chief Bernie Ecclestone has sparked outrage after praising Hitler’s ability to “get things done”.
The outspoken billionaire also slammed today’s politicians for being weak and declared Britain was wrong to help overthrow Saddam Hussein.
He claimed democracy had done nothing for Britain and we would be better off with a government based on tyranny.
He said: “In a lot of ways – terrible to say this I suppose – but apart from the fact that Hitler got persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way that he could command a lot of people, able to get things done.
“In the end he got lost, so he wasn’t a very good dictator.”
Ecclestone went on to slate Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, saying: “I prefer strong leaders.
“Margaret Thatcher made decisions on the run and got the job done. She was the one who built this country up slowly and we’ve let it go down again.
“All these guys – Gordon and Tony – are trying to please everybody all the time.”
He claimed democracy was a failure, saying: “It hasn’t done a lot of good for many countries – including this one.”
He also claimed close friend Max Mosley would do a better job as prime minister.
Motorsport boss Mosley – son of Sir Oswald Mosley who headed up the British Union of Fascists – was recently accused of being a dictator by F1 racing teams.
Ecclestone insisted: “Max would do a super job. He’s a good leader. I don’t think his background would be a problem.”
The F1 boss also claimed Britain and America should have stayed out of Iraq.
He added: “We did a terrible thing when we supported the idea of getting rid of Saddam.
“He was the only one who could control that country. It was the same with the Taliban.
“We move into countries and we have no idea of the culture – the Americans probably thought Bosnia was a town in Miami. …more
