That’s what it means to “be this guy”. It’s not about fighting for my own perceived rights, it’s not about fighting against one political party whilst bedding another. Christians must stand against every corrupt system and never be co-opted to party. Ever.

I’ve seen this meme pop up a few times. It’s usually in the context of not following the progressive liberal narratives of our day. For the follower of Jesus there is certainly something to be said for this. When many around us are bowing to the golden statues of the Nebuchadnezzar’s of our day, we need to be modern-day Daniel’s.

But I’d like us to think a little more about that guy in this meme. All those extending their arm, “Heil, Hitler” are falling in step with Nazi ideology. An ideology that saw Germany as the superior nation and sought to exterminate any who were not part of the Aryan master race. It was a survival of the fittest. It was German nationalism at full throttle, breaking the bones of any who were vulnerable.

It’s true that power was transferred to the Fuhrer, and their extended arms is an act of subjugation, it’s not quite so simple as to say that they are actively giving up their freedoms and laying them at the foot of the emperor.

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