Wolfenstein II Is Upsetting People Because It's About Killing Nazis

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If you didn’t know already, the year is not 1939.

And since that fateful annus horribilis the world has learned a number of important lessons, one of which is - being a Nazi isn’t OK.

Evidence of this can be seen in the myriad of films, books, speeches, you name it, that not only condemn an ideology that propagates genocide but roundly mocks it.

Let's go! pic.twitter.com/m5MW1qBcjH

— Josh | Demonitor (@SheerSavagery) October 6, 2017

Only now its 2017 and the rulebook of human decency was last seen somewhere on the US presidential election campaign last year.

So it is with a large *sigh* that we tell you that some people out there are actually upset at the trailer for Wolfenstein II, the latest iteration of a franchise that for years now has sold on the premise it allows gamers to, almost exclusively, kill Nazis.

Make America Nazi-Free Again. #NoMoreNazis #Wolf2 pic.twitter.com/52OESypw4P

— Wolfenstein (@wolfenstein) October 5, 2017

It’s latest guise uses the slightly familiar slogan of “Make America Nazi-Free Again”, which appears to have upset some people.

Here are some of the replies...

The amount of people legitimately upset by the new Wolfenstein trailer is equal parts sad and hilarious pic.twitter.com/icrl0CfiyO

— 88 Fingers (@YungShaxx) October 6, 2017

imagine seeing the words "no more nazis" and reacting like this pic.twitter.com/5L9b8CPm3s

— Vylash #TeamKICK (@MiraVylash) October 6, 2017

Oh a Trump joke, because the subtext is advocating murder of Trump supporters. Pretty funny, devs!

— Captain Red Skeleton (@mokraz1982) October 6, 2017

Yeah well I wasn't about to play a game about endlessly killing white people anyway. GTA San Andreas is more my speed.

— Götz (@Gotz_Iron_Hand) October 6, 2017

And then there were those who perhaps need to read a book or two.

Can't wait to america the heck out of some Krauts. I miss killing some commie fascists. Haven't done that since medal of Honor Frontline

— SpookyScaryKirito (@justinhose) October 6, 2017

This is why we can’t have nice things...

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