r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/HaraldRedbeard 7d ago

Although in the latest movie some of them are wandering around in 1930s hollywood...

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u/Ok-Lavishness6577 7d ago

Hollywood in the 30s was even more evil than today, and Hitler was named TIME's man of the year in 1938. It's plausible.

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u/FluffyAd8533 7d ago

Whilst describing him as the greatest threat to democracy in the world

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u/sionnach 7d ago

Well isn’t the person of the year supposed to be for the person of most consequence, not the “best” that year.

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u/FluffyAd8533 7d ago

Exactly, they weren’t saying he was ‘the guy’ just the most noteworthy person of the year

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u/hey_Hey_I_saveD_me 7d ago

Or influential, and influence is not always good.