Meme scholar Aidan Walker described it as an “ironic dog whistle”—material that is plainly anti-Semitic, but stylized and self-referential enough that users can deny belief while still spreading the narrative.
been seeing a bunch of AI-translated hitler speeches recommended in youtube’s sidebar with hundreds of thousands to millions of views, and the comments are exactly what you’d expect:
“ThErEs a ReAsOn tHeSe hAvE nEvEr bEeN tRaNsLaTeD bEfOrE”
“SoUnDs lIkE hE jUsT wAnTeD tO sAvE hIs cOuNtRy”
“PrOpHeTiC”
so yeah we’ve reached the logical conclusion of youtube’s right wing propaganda pipeline: unironic support for hitler
Westerners have always been fash, “at least the trains ran on time” was from like the 70s rehabilitating mussolini (the trains didnt run on time because of the rampant corruption). This has been a long time coming tbh
I am also on a crusade to make most westerners realize that they are almost indistinguishable from Hitler. Unfortunately, I fear that the conclusion they will inevitably come to is “OK, Heil Hitler”.
The most troubling thing for me growing up is seeing people I thought were decent enough decide “Is America similar to Nazi Germany? Well then obviously I wasn’t lied to about America and was lied to about Hitler instead.”
Like we all sat through the same classes in middle school and high school where it was emphasized nazis said whatever they thought people wanted to hear while doing the opposite, right?
I’ve come to think that the majority of people are simply weathervanes. It’s not a matter or being “good” or “decent” people, they’re just a product of their class interests and their social environment. It’s possible to defeat that, but on average people do not and will not do so.
Many (I would estimate at least a plurality of but possibly a majority of) Americans and Europeans are, deep down, little Hitlers. This is because the decay of capitalism gives them a choice between Hitler and Lenin, and Hitler benefits them by allowing them to continue to pilfer the third world.
I am certain that at least on Instagram most of the comments are bots/alt accounts. 90% of them follow the exact same username pattern: A first name followed by a random string of numbers. All with no profile picture.
been seeing a bunch of AI-translated hitler speeches recommended in youtube’s sidebar with hundreds of thousands to millions of views, and the comments are exactly what you’d expect:
“ThErEs a ReAsOn tHeSe hAvE nEvEr bEeN tRaNsLaTeD bEfOrE” “SoUnDs lIkE hE jUsT wAnTeD tO sAvE hIs cOuNtRy” “PrOpHeTiC”
so yeah we’ve reached the logical conclusion of youtube’s right wing propaganda pipeline: unironic support for hitler
There’s a reason Amerikkkans think these have never been translated before (they are not literate).
Westerners have always been fash, “at least the trains ran on time” was from like the 70s rehabilitating mussolini (the trains didnt run on time because of the rampant corruption). This has been a long time coming tbh
They make the similarities between him and contemporary anticommunist politicians too obvious?
I am also on a crusade to make most westerners realize that they are almost indistinguishable from Hitler. Unfortunately, I fear that the conclusion they will inevitably come to is “OK, Heil Hitler”.
The most troubling thing for me growing up is seeing people I thought were decent enough decide “Is America similar to Nazi Germany? Well then obviously I wasn’t lied to about America and was lied to about Hitler instead.”
Like we all sat through the same classes in middle school and high school where it was emphasized nazis said whatever they thought people wanted to hear while doing the opposite, right?
I’ve come to think that the majority of people are simply weathervanes. It’s not a matter or being “good” or “decent” people, they’re just a product of their class interests and their social environment. It’s possible to defeat that, but on average people do not and will not do so.
Many (I would estimate at least a plurality of but possibly a majority of) Americans and Europeans are, deep down, little Hitlers. This is because the decay of capitalism gives them a choice between Hitler and Lenin, and Hitler benefits them by allowing them to continue to pilfer the third world.
Facsim is colonialism turned inwards etc.
“Oof, ouch, these consequences of my actions really suck.”
Comments could be botted or astroturfed as Frogman said but those view counts are concerning
It’s hard to know how much of those comments are authentic vs the result of brigades from discord groups with way too much time on their hands
I am certain that at least on Instagram most of the comments are bots/alt accounts. 90% of them follow the exact same username pattern: A first name followed by a random string of numbers. All with no profile picture.