Compare with Putting on the Reich, Scary Dogmatic Aliens, and Space Jews.
Further justification for this trope in more recent years has been the outlawing of Nazi swastikas and related imagery in Germany and other places, leading to the use of similar-looking symbols that weren't previously associated with fascism.Īny strong German ruler (Frederick the Great, Bismarck, Barbarossa, Merkel note ironic because actual neo-Nazis hate her.) or right-wing German political movement (any one) is at risk of getting this treatment, especially in works from 1970 to 1990.Ī subtrope of Fictional Political Party and Does This Remind You of Anything?. Manga, Anime, and other forms of Japanese entertainment will also borrow from Imperial Japan: for example, the killing of surrendering soldiers, or attempts to stamp out culture. (In some cases such as the Non-Nazi Swastika, the symbols may even have had a perfectly innocent connotation before the Nazis got their dirty hands on it.) So a few examples commonly given merely reflect generic totalitarian, cult-of-personality, and/or dictatorship elements. Of course, since the Nazis themselves stole symbolism, slogans, and rituals from other historical sources (and racism looooong predates their existence), much of what is associated with them today is actually far Older Than They Think. Without actually being grateful for Nazis, hundreds of films, books, and other works would not be the same if they had not been their reference and inspiration. In fact, if the Nazis didn't exist, they'd have to be invented. Their ideology typically consists of the leader constantly shrieking, " We are the Master Race/Species! We will reign supreme! We will crush all who oppose us! All inferiors shall submit or/and die! Hail Victory!" To that end, they will commit the most hideous of crimes in a heartbeat, and the only thing that will get them to stop is unyielding force. While the former is better depth-wise, making these Nazis By Any Other Name too sympathetic can result in a Draco in Leather Pants.Ĭommon elements include a black- or brown-uniformed paramilitary political force with simple geometric emblems on their arms, centering on one person as the supreme leader heavily guarded by black-shirted longcoat-wearing minions. These pseudo-Nazis can generally range from sympathetic people who got swept up in the chaos to a simplified bunch of Psychos for Hire who joined the army simply so they can massacre inferior races. Even prior to World War II, the Nazis were easy targets for political satire.įor that reason, ever since then, people have created villains who are clearly analogous to the Nazis. The result is that they are considered by Western culture to be one of the most evil groups of people that ever lived, and therefore easy and acceptable to make look bad.
Typically reported as the midpoint, 60 million.) Under Nazi control, the German military committed widespread atrocities across Europe, from soldiers partaking in looting, burning, and killing civilians throughout occupied territory, to pilots strafing crowds of fleeing refugees. (Estimates range from 40 to 80 million, based on what you include.
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The Nazis were also one of the primary drivers in starting the most destructive war in human history, which killed even more people. They eventually used Refuge in Audacity to execute millions of people they found undesirable, with about half (using the 12 million death figure) being Jewish, the rest being various other groups that often got picked on in Europe: political prisoners (especially communists), gay people (along with other perceived sexual deviants), Romani, Slavs, Jehovah's Witnesses, disabled and mentally ill people, etc. From 1933 to 1945, Germany was ruled with an iron fist by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.
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