Gregnee
Leah McElrath“Goebbels Ends Careers of Five ‘Aryan’ Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”
Phil 📸@leahmcelrath.bsky.social Nobody likes a smart ass they can't control.
nLupo 
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social that's how being an ally looks like.
Patrick Leavy@leahmcelrath.bsky.social the devil cannot stand to be laughed at
mike805@patrickleavy @leahmcelrath.bsky.social “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. There is no defense. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.” -- Rules for Radicals
You do need a safe place to stand, to deliver your barbs. Nowadays that is the Internet.
The Brits should have welcomed those humorists and put them on the BBC German service. They would have been a pain in Goebbels' ass for the entire war.
BilliglarperThe example of author #ThomasMann is even more drastic:
- Late January 1933: Hitler becomes Chancelor
- Late April 1933: Thomas Mann's house gets searched by political police, and his cars get confiscated.
- July 1933: The Nazis issue an arrest warrant for Mann (who fled to Switzerland in time) and confiscate all his valuables
- 1936: Nazis revoke Mann's German citizenship
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Shane@dec23k @billiglarper @leahmcelrath.bsky.social
“Here’s why this is Biden’s fault.”
The NYT can go to hell.
@shane @billiglarper @leahmcelrath.bsky.social
The NYTPitchbot account (on bsky) has been really hitting the target lately.
The NYTPitchbot account (on bsky) has been really hitting the target lately.
Comrade elronxenu@leahmcelrath.bsky.social "And if you don't like it, remember Hitler has a 10 million vote mandate."