Germany’s Navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it cruised down the River Thames through London.
While I agree. "Darth Vaders theme song" is more broadly recognized than the actual name. Also it might have something to do with the fact that it isn't the only song named "Imperial March", just the most current and popular one.
It's been 30,000+ days since the start of the war, I think it's ok to have a (dark) sense of humor about it. None of us were in it, caused it, or killed anyone in it.
It's not like Germany surrendered and then all the fascism went away the day after. Occupied Germany remained a deeply fucked state well into the 1970s. And the hollowing out of the East German economy, following unification, only threw gasoline on the dying embers of far-right extremism.
Catching a bunch of German Navy guys blasting the Imperial March just reminds folks of how close the apple fell to the tree.
Germany isn't the birthplace of fascism, nor is it the only place it exists today.
Let it go man.
I mean, Britain & France have a tunnel connecting each other now, should they still be bitter, because you know, slaughter through history? Or are my sensibilities just too soon for you?
"Haha remember that time we tried to conquer you? Don't worry. Our Neonazis don't have control of the government yet" is not "dark humor" from a warship in your territory.
The only real defense would be them not being called stormtroopers in the German translations, which I suppose is possible.
I'm pretty sure that the Germans were joking around and calling GB The Empire..... Since ya know, they were an empire, kinda the largest one at one time....
I initially completely misunderstood "no deeper message" to mean "there is no message deeper than the one being sent". Like, what message are they trying to convey??
Reading the headline, I was revved up, and was about to be "that guy," but then I read the article. The first line does state that it's actually the Imperial March 😆
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Navy says there was “no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films