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[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm building a ‘Warrior’ line, where I will go back in history from pre-greek days, as far back as I can,” the actor explained. “I’m gonna have famous quotes from warriors of all ilks, including the terrible ones. Hitler was, you know, a demon on steroids, but he had some pretty good one-liners. So everybody from the great ones to the infamous and terrible ones.”

Ah, creating fake controversy to drum up publicity for your bs, got it.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hitler wasn’t a warrior. He was a coward.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He was a world champion Hitler assassin

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Well shit, you got em there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

When you’re right, you’re right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"It turns out the only one kräftig enough to kill me... is me!" (*proceeds to splatter brain all over the bunker wall)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean, far be it from me to defend the guy, but he did fight in the first world war. So technically, I suppose you could say he was a warrior. Don't know if he saw any actual combat though.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He was wounded by a grenade fragment in 1915 and when the war ended on 11/11/1918, he was in a field hospital, treated for temporary blindness caused by a poison gas attack.

That said, he spent his war as a "Meldegänger", a messenger. He was not among those in the trenches at the immediate front and had it relatively easy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It could be fake controversy, or it could be a fake excuse to sell Hitler junk. Maybe it's both. Either way, sounds like they're not a very good person.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While it's not a large market, high quality products featuring hitler quotes have a very dedicated and passionate base that you can guarantee a return on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly, and if you can portray it as just a coincidence then you can keep selling it without everyone coming against you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want to shine like the sun, you have to burn first.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically not correct, you have to undergo exothermic fusion which is not the same.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

He already underwent rapid cranial disassembly.