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Nazis = Bad Guys

Nazis are the Bad Guys. Saying that shouldn’t be considered going out on a limb, and if you disagree then you probably won’t like this one. In fact, it’ll probably make you pretty angry... although, there are seemingly endless ways to make Nazis angry. If you’ve been a regular reader, it should be no surprise, given some of our other posts, what our stance is. Perhaps you just need a reminder, though. Nazis are the Bad Guys. You should have easily figured that out during your school years by reading and learning of the atrocities they’ve performed and the abhorrent things they continue to espouse. Perhaps you didn’t receive the best education, though, or struggled with your studies, so you might need a reminder. Let me assure you, Nazis are the Bad Guys. You don’t have to take it from Never Say Dice, though, or pour over history books, or visit museums - but you probably should, lest history continue to repeat itself. However, you should still be able to find continual reminders via the media we all know and love; in movies, TV, video games, comics, and even our tabletop RPGs.

Nazis are the Bad Guys. You can find any number of historical or historical fiction films that cover that. Countless war films that will give you a show of the Nazis being beaten. If that's too boring for you, why not take a trip through the MCU and watch Captain America and his allies kicking the crap out of some Nazis. It's not as if Captain America doesn’t have a history of punching Hitler in the face.  Not a fan of the MCU? Sure, it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Or perhaps you just don’t like the outright, unquestioning display of American patriotism we see through Captain America. (Though there's also Captain Britain, who I’m sure would equally jump at the chance to punch a Nazi in the face.) How about you go watch a few Indiana Jones movies, then? Everyone loves Indiana Jones, right? Hopefully, you’ll enjoy it when he's beating the crap out of Nazis in most of those films, because remember, people - Nazis are the Bad Guys. Or if Indy himself isn’t quite your thing, perhaps you could do a rewatch of The Rocketeer. Have a preference for older films? You can always watch the classics Casablanca or The Stranger. Your heroes hate Nazis because Nazis are the Bad Guys.

Maybe you don’t have time for a full movie though, we’re all busy, including us at Never Say Dice. How about some TV? You can catch Marvel’s What If to see that aforementioned Captain Britain. More of a DC fan than Marvel? Why don’t you go watch the TV episodes where Supergirl and her friends fight Nazis. Prefer something comedic? Pop on that old Mitchell and Webb skit - yes, Nazis, you are the Baddies. Perhaps you prefer your reminders a tad bit more subtle? Take a rewatch of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The Cardassians certainly seem familiar in a historical sense. And before you start, no, Trek hasn’t "gotten too woke." Deep Space Nine was over 20 years ago; and Trek has always been political (even if they sometimes make the mistake of including the name of an idiot billionaire in their scripts.) Even the original series was chock full of political issues most weeks, even if the Enterprise crew weren't directly taking down Nazis. (Except that one time.) Or do I need to send you pictures of Kirk and Uhura kissing? Need I mention Doctor Who as well? And heck, even Itchy and Scratchy hate Nazis!

Nazis are the Bad Guys. This is true in our games as well. Even aside from your traditional stragey-based wargames, modern shooters like Call of Duty got their start killing Nazis. Last year, we here at Never Say Dice battled through countless Nazis in Wolfenstein: The New Order. It was a most excellent time and a series we look forward to continuing. After all, Wolfenstien has a storied history of having you fight nazis, just look at some of our previous posts. Prefer the supernatural? Perhaps BloodRayne is more your speed. Or you could be focused on classic 8-bit and play something like Bionic Commando - preferably in the original Japanese version where the enemies are specifically Nazis. You can do it in board games too - aside from those classic wargame style tabletop battles, you have things like Secret Hitler where you're out to stop…well, Hitler. While we here at Never Say Dice may argue over the merits of modifying D&D to you can use dinosaurs to hunt and kill Vampire Hitler, we’re all for the spirit of the thing.

Nazis are the Bad Guys. If you’ve made it this far, you likely already agreed with that. If you’re still on the fence somehow you can fuck right off - we don’t want you here. If you are here though, please remember to remind your friends that all of their heroes hate Nazis. It shouldn’t be difficult to find a supercut of them punching Nazis online. Remind your friends. I’m not saying you should actually consider punching a Nazi yourself, but I’m also not not saying it. Put Nazis, or their setting-appropriate equivalent, in your tabletop games for your players to destroy. Stand up and defend those who would stand with you against the Nazis, because before you know it, the Nazis will be coming for you and your freedoms too. Together, maybe we can turn things around before it gets any worse. Until next time remember, Nazis are the Bad Guys... so go enjoy your dice and your tables.

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