Thread by @AndrewPRLevi

Look, I know it’s too much to ask, in some cases at least, that political candidates have a passing familiarity with history or major foreign languages. But, with all due respect, you’d think someone who’s had as many opportunities in life as @LozzaFox would. But no ... a🧵/1.

Mr Fox’s call for freedom translates well into German. A cynic might say he’s aware of this history & has gone ahead in spite - or even because - of it. I’d like to give him the benefit of the doubt. I’ll assume ignorance. /2.

Ah, you object, but that was about “freeing” a country from its shackles, prohibitions & evil leaders. Not a capital city. A different point, surely?

Well, no. And, in any case 👇 /3.

Alright, I hear you cry, nonetheless calling for freedom has to be OK. It can’t just be ruled out because it was the centrepiece of the Nazis’ three word slogan: “work, freedom, bread”. I mean, Nelson Mandela cried freedom, didn’t he?

Sure. And so did these guys 👇/4.

If @LozzaFox could demonstrate he has the qualities of a Nelson Mandela, or a Sophie Scholl, no doubt the extraordinarily close, disturbing, historical parallels to his sloganeering might be glossed over.

This isn’t a good look. Even if unintentional. /5. End

Source of images:

wahlplakate-archiv.de