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Polandball

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Wiggly mouse-drawn comics where balls represent different countries. They poke fun at national stereotypes and the "international drama" of their diplomatic relations. Polandball combines history, geography, Engrish, and an inferiority complex.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by qaz@lemmy.world to c/polandball@lemmy.world
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[–] Sakychu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Arbeit macht frei" was and is usually found on a sign on top of gates the concentration camps, since they typically were forced to perform labor under horrid conditions. The most infamous one with a sign was called Auschwitz. Originally used for prisoner of war from Poland, the nazi soon built Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1942 where 700 people could simultaneously killed but you would be locked up on the killing chamber for up to a week, with no food and water, until it was "worth it" to kill enough people at once...

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There isn't "arbeit macht frei" on the comic though.

[–] Sakychu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The poster kindly edited it out

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Ah OK, so I haven't completely lost it yet. Thanks.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I didn't see it at first but @Sakychu@lemmy.world pointed it out and I removed it.