Netflix WWII documentary describes Nazi retreat as ‘Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago
A Netflix World War II documentary series titled “Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial” has sparked controversy by comparing Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat, The Berghof, to former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, calling the Nazi leader’s residence “Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago.” The docuseries focuses on the rise, rule, and downfall of Hitler and the Nazis, exploring events from before WWII through the Holocaust to the Nuremberg trials. This comparison has evoked various reactions, highlighted by a clip shared by comedian and documentarian Eric Abbenante, who comments on the parallels drawn by the series between the U.S. administrations of Trump and Biden with Nazi practices. This provocative statement has stirred discussions about the appropriateness and implications of such historical comparisons in contemporary political discourse.
A new Netflix World War II documentary series draws a straight line from Adolf Hitler to former President Donald Trump when it refers to an idyllic mountain retreat frequented by the Nazi dictator as “Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago.
The six-episode docuseries, titled “Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial,” purports to dig into “Hitler and the Nazis’ rise, rule and reckoning from pre-WWII to the Holocaust to the Nuremberg trials.”
Comedian, filmmaker, and documentarian Eric Abbenante posted a clip from the series, explaining, “Netflix’s WW2 documentary ‘Evil on Trial’ describes Hitler’s holiday residence (The Berghof) as ‘Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago’: ‘It’s sort of like Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago, if you will. Gave Hitler the sense that he was on top of the world without having to deal with the messiness of everyday politics.’ Yes because Trump’s government used the Nazi term ‘The Big Lie’, created ‘domestic terrorism’ organizations that encouraged citizens to snitch on each other, and jailed political dissidents, just like Hitler. Oh wait, that was the Biden administration.”
Netflix’s WW2 documentary ‘Evil on Trial’ describes Hitler’s holiday residence (The Berghof) as ‘Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago’:
“It’s sort of like Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago, if you will. Gave Hitler the sense that he was on top of the world without having to deal with the messiness of… pic.twitter.com/2QHKsmL5dd— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) June 14, 2024
“It’s sort of like Hitler’s Mar-a-Lago, if you will,” Anne Berg said in the clip. “A kind of retreat in the Bavarian Alps that has a closeness to nature, the spectacular mountain panorama that gave Hitler the sense that he was on top of the world without having to deal with the messiness of everyday politics.”
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Abbenante further noted that the intentional comparisons between the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s and Trump supporters in America did not end there.
“There is a constant refrain of ‘Make Germany Great Again’ trying to draw parallels to the MAGA movement,” he said.
There is a constant refrain of ‘Make Germany Great Again’ trying to draw parallels to the MAGA movement.
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) June 14, 2024
Anne Berg, the University of Pennsylvania history professor who appears in the docuseries as herself, holds a PhD from the University of Michigan and “studies the histories of waste and recycling, film and cities, racism and genocide.”
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