"The Fire Devil: A President Sets His Country on Fire." German Magazine Der Spiegel Headline Gets It Right.

June 6, 2020

June 6, 2020 copy of Der Spiegel with the headline, "The Fire Devil: A President Sets His Country on Fire” (Screenshot)

By Aldous J Pennyfarthing

Daily Kos

Hoo-boy. Guess Germans think things have gotten a little out of hand over here in Universal Studios’ Cautionary Tale Land.

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Der Feuerteufel - Ein Präsident setzt sein Land in Brand.

Der neue SPIEGEL ist jetzt online – und ab morgen am Kiosk: https://t.co/jMJCX8fmLO pic.twitter.com/oRp1xUht9s

— DER SPIEGEL (@derspiegel) June 5, 2020

Great cover, except the hands are way too big. Unless that’s a flaming vole pube he’s holding. Just how disgusting do Germans think our pr*sident is? (Can’t be nearly as disgusting as I think he is, but still.) 

Also, I don’t know if this is just a wonky translation, but here’s what the “English” version of the deck on the cover story says: “George Floyd's death triggered a wave of protest. Many blacks, who are already on the losing side thanks to Corona, are fed up with everyday racism in their country. And what is Donald Trump doing? It fuels hatred to distract from its own failure. And tries to secure his reelection with highly questionable methods.”

It? Well, can’t argue with that translation. 

It destroys our country. It spreads hate. It terrorizes us all.

Pretty on-brand, honestly.

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