The expression in Germany in the 1930s-1940s was “if only the Fuhrer knew!”
Gestapo beats your buddy senseless on the sidewalk because they mistook him for a socialist? Well, that’s terrible, and if Hitler heard about this surely he’d fix it!!!
I've seen videos of people complaining about the building infrastructure and roads falling apart in their cities, how they can't even drive on the road anymore etc. The videos are all directed at local government and angrily yelling about "dumb corrupt officials" but then a moment later the complainer is like "Hopefully this video will get the attention of Putin who will come in and fire all of you!"
It's like Putin has been in power for over 25 years, this is his Russia he doesn't give any shits about you. Never did.
I wonder what your source is for this because I've read many first person accounts of Nazi Germany and have never seen this phrase. I did see "Sprich durch die Blüme" which meant not to make political comments critical of the regime too openly, because nobody knows who's listening.
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u/SassTheFash 1d ago
The expression in Germany in the 1930s-1940s was “if only the Fuhrer knew!”
Gestapo beats your buddy senseless on the sidewalk because they mistook him for a socialist? Well, that’s terrible, and if Hitler heard about this surely he’d fix it!!!