Hey, Didn't We See That Movie Already, But Set in Brazil?

"Politician named Adolf Hitler wins election in Namibia."

RESULTS: Uunona Adolf Hitler of the SWAPO party is the duly elected councilor of the Ompundja Constituency.#NamVotes2020 #NamibiaVotes2020 #EagleFM pic.twitter.com/6ZQqaNctZx

— Eagle FM Namibia (@EagleFMNam) November 26, 2020

The BBC has the story. I'm not worried, but …. Thanks to Ed Driscoll (InstaPundit) for the pointer, and thanks, as always, to the Amazonia-Ambazonia connection.

UPDATE: Commenter Absaroka writes, "Who has 'Adolf Hitler elected' in the 2020 sweepstakes?"

Comments

[Cal Cetín]

From the BBC: "Mr Uunona admitted that his father had named him after the Nazi leader, but said "he probably didn't understand what Adolf Hitler stood for"."

Maybe, maybe not. Far be it from me to read his dad's mind.

But maybe Adolf can take a less problematic name, like Haywood Jablome.

[Henry]

Why? If it works, don't fix it.

[Cal Cetín]

Did the original Hitler have Berber, or even Jewish, ancestry?

https://www.history.com/news/study-suggests-adolf-hitler-had-jewish-and-african-ancestors

[Absaroka]

1)Well, he's literally Hitler...

2)Who has 'Adolf Hitler elected' for December in the 2020 sweepstakes?

[Cal Cetín]

I notice that Ira Levin wrote the novel on which the Boys from Brazil movie was based. Just as a reminder, Levin also did Rosemary's Baby and the Stepford Wives. He was a goose who laid Hollywood many a golden egg.

[Milhouse]

For my money his best book was This Perfect Day.

[Ridgeway]

Not Sliver?

[Alpheus W Drinkwater]

'This Perfect Day' was excellent, and very overlooked and underrated.

[Real Books]

Didn't Zimbabwe have parliamentarians named Hitler Hunzvi and Stalin Mau Mau at one time?

[Aaron]

His parents knew damn well what they were doing.

[Jimmy the Dane]

The Godwin Rule must not apply to elections...

[Dr. Ed 2]

My two uncles went down to Brazil as Merchant Mariners in the 1930s and South America was very pro-Nazi even then.

[apedad]

I was in Namibia in 1997.

It's a former German colony with still a lot of German influence (German street names, newspapers, restaurants, etc), but they do speak English.

The Kalahari Desert is absolutely stunning and if you're looking for a relaxing vacation spot with great food and awesome Nature (e.g. safaris), then head to Windhoek and Walvis Bay.

One of my favorite restaurants in the world is Joe's Beerhouse in Windhoek.

We ate Kudu ribs and it was like being in the Flintstones.

[Dr. Ed 2]

Much of Africa could have a thriving tourism industry if they could merely establish political stability.

[apedad]

Obviously that's a huge topic but some of the reasons they haven't yet achieved political stability are:

- A lot of hold over from the Cold War where the US/USSR back "their" side in each country.
- Big business (oil, minerals), has replaced the US/USSR to keep factions divided.
- Africa does not have any major, navigable rivers into the interior (like the Mississippi, Thames, Mekong, Yellow, Rhein, Danube, Tigris/Euphrates, etc.), where international traders and locals could meet and then develop common transportation, finance/accounting, communications, weight and measurements systems (which all needed political stability).

The Congo and Nile both flow deep into Africa but they are not navigable in many spots.

[Sarcastr0]

Good open thread topic, if we keep it to policies.

[Kevin Smith]

I'd wager they'd have an easier time establishing political stability if they had a steady influx of tourist dollars

Chicken or the egg I guess

[anorlunda]

It reminds me of the story of a man in Texas who had his name changed to "None of the Above" and who got on the ballot. Probably not true, but it sounds like a brilliant plan to me.

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

I believe the switch from 'independent' to 'non-partisan' in some states (for registered voters declining association with a political party) was precipitated by similar circumstance.

[LawTalkingGuy]

I recently discovered that in Circleville, Ohio there are still landmarks and roads named after the Hitlers who settled there. There is also apparently a George Hitler Jr. floating around.

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

Flynn, O'Grady call
for martial law in U.S.
'Time for Hitler joke'

[Kailer]

I wonder how Hitler would feel about that? I once flirted with the idea of naming a dog hitler simply because it'd be fun to say "bad Hitler, DOWN Hitler!" or "Who's a good little Hitler? Yes you are, yes you are!!". I aborted at the last minute, because I figured people wouldn't see the humor in it and just think I liked Hitler.

[Cal Cetín]

Especially since Hitler himself (the human version) was a dog person.

[Cal Cetín]

Anyway, at least you didn't try that in England.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43478925

[Ridgeway]

Wait 'til they see The Dambusters.

[Alpheus W Drinkwater]

"Two little hitlers will fight it out until one little hitler does the other one's will."

[Syd Henderson]

Windhoek used to have a street named after Goering. Not Hermann, but his father Heinrich, who was apparently a much nicer person and a territorial governor of German Southwest Africa (i.e. Namibia). It's been renamed, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are other things named after him.

Hermann's brother Albert is a heroic figure of World War II for the same reason Oskar Schindler is.