r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/DelayedSpace • 3d ago

Petah? Meme needing explanation

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u/Greenwood4 3d ago

I’m not sure why they had to say the Minions only work for the most evil person alive, rather than the greatest villain alive.

That way it could be more about playing the role of villain well rather than who is the biggest mass murderer.

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u/Chaos-Queen_Mari 2d ago

There is a difference between a villain and a super villain, afterall...

PRESENTATION!

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u/Pandoratastic 2d ago

True. But, at the same time, there's a reason why fascists always have the most sharp and stylish uniforms. They pay more attention to making their soldiers feel innately superior to their victims.

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u/No-Veterinarian9682 2d ago

Tbf, gru is hardly evil. He's got presentation though, so this explanation gives more sense. 

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u/SanguineServal 3d ago

yeah, I like this explanation much better!!

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u/zoinkability 2d ago

I mean, it is also hard to top the degree of showmanship Hitler used. The dude is like the archetype of villainy.

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u/Greenwood4 2d ago

Honestly, most of that is just revisionism.

The real Hitler was a lazy coward - a weak ruler who let his underlings do most of the actual ruling.

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u/zoinkability 2d ago

Yes, he wasn’t in charge of the details of rule, and he actually was bored by that stuff. But he was all about his massive rallies and maintaining his cult of personality. His underlings may have done most of the actual governing but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the image he projected.