When a Russian pig has to be beaten, it would be the ordinary German worker who would have to do it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This dehumanizes Russians and assigns violent labor to ordinary German workers.
- In plain terms
- The speaker wants regular Germans to beat Russians.
- What can you take from it?
- This quote promotes dehumanization of an entire nation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does language prepare populations for war?
Another view
This statement encourages violence based on national origin.
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