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   Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK (vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2024 15:29:19 JST Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

   • Woozle Hypertwin
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   @woozle @rose thats the *exact* plot of a German satirical movie "Er ist wieder da" (he's back again) where Hitler turns out to have been alive all the time and returns to Germany in 2015 - he ends up becoming an online influencer - and even when it was being filmed, in some areas the actor in costume was viewed with some admiration rather than anger and disdain (and they would need a special dispensation to film such scenes as it is otherwise an offence to dress up like that)

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     Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK (vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2024 15:29:22 JST Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

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     • econads

     @econads @woozle @rose It predated Trump and Boris Johnson - both of whom were and still are viewed as clowns/buffoons but still ended up getting considerable power.

     I've also seen Nazi symbols used on normal German TV clearly used in a satirical context without problems - but remember also reading about the behind the scenes filming of this movie and how the actor himself who played Hitler was surprised by how he was well received in some areas and not booed etc...

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     econads (econads@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2024 15:29:25 JST econads

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     @vfrmedia @woozle @rose
     Just to be clear, the film is not promoting nazis. He's an influencer because no-one takes him seriously, his followers think he's a subversive satirical genius, and even the neonazi group he visits are aggressive towards him because he's bringing ridicule on their cause.