To Kill a Mockingbird

What seems odd to the reader about this claim?

In her lesson on Hitlert, Miss Gates says that " we (American people) dont believe in persecuting anyone"

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Scout's current affairs lesson in school turns into a lesson on Hitler, Jews and anti-Semitism. Scout is curious that although Miss. Gates loathed Hitler and his persecution of Jews, she had said, “it’s time somebody taught them a lesson” about Tom Robinson. Scout wonders why her charity didn't extend to persecuted people in her own community.Atticus gently leads her in this direction and Scout discovers the discrepancy herself.

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