Attack on Titan political themes explained

Bro History

News, Society & Culture, Politics, History

4 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Attack on Titan’s political themes echo Carl Schmitt’s friend-enemy distinction and real-world nationalism. From Eldians in ghettos wearing armbands to the global reaction to the Rumbling, this anime mirrors 20th-century ethnic politics and ideological warfare. Is the show a critique of fascism—or a defense of it? We unpack the controversial symbolism, the show's moral dilemmas, and whether it's possible to watch without picking a side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from the 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunch break.
0:10.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:12.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:15.0	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nam time go on play some other time
0:22.6	put your phone down
0:23.8	Tombollah
0:24.6	Open for fun
0:26.4	Terms apply 18 plus gambler
0:28.1	Gambleaware.org
0:29.3	Don't
0:29.6	Go ahead What's up, guys? Welcome to another episode of Bro History. It's Henry Zimoda and Danny Abdeljabar. What's up, guys. Welcome to another episode of Bro History. It's Henry Zamota and Danny
0:56.5	Abdel-Jabar. What's up, my friend? How are you? Chilling, man. As per usual. How about yourself?
1:02.0	I can't complain. It is windy as hell here in New York. I think that's across the entire.
1:10.0	What's that? Flipping planes, windy, huh? And what's that?
1:13.1	Flipping plains windy, huh?
1:15.0	Well, that was in Minnesota.
1:15.8	Yeah, but still.
1:21.2	But yeah, I mean, that's just like the entire country right now.
1:24.9	The Midwest and the Northeast is just having crazy windstorms.
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