Not Pictured: Hitler
So at this point, we all know that a non-negligible portion of Donald Trump supporters are also fans of anime. And Hitler. Right?
Indeed, when Republican consultant Rick Wilson shocked his fellow guests on Chris Hayes’ MSNBC show by declaring flatly that a good portion of Trump’s followers are “childless single men who masturbate to anime” and have “a lot of Hitler iconography in their Twitter icons,” the real shock was that it took the mainstream media so long to notice this.
For the benefit of future historians, here’s my half-assed attempt to document the Trump/Anime/Hitler fan nexus, as it has manifested itself on Twitter in recent days
In some cases, the Tweeters in question managed to convey their love of Trump, anime and Nazis all in the same tweet. In others, it took a couple of Tweets. See if you can determine the level of irony in each Tweet. I can’t.
Enjoy! If that is the right word for it. I have omitted some of the more overtly racist memes I ran across, as well as a few tweets that contained disturbing photos of concentration camps. I also censored one image that was mildly NSFW.
To see more of the, er, artistry of Trump’s terrible fans, see this post of mine documenting how they celebrated his New Hampshire primary victory with racist cartoons, anime memes, and Pepe the frog.
Onward:
A trifecta! Trump, anime, and Nazis. all in the same Tweet!
Make America Aryan again #TrumpAnime #Trump2016 #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/1NHfhCBo9Q
— 卐็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็ (@TotalWar45) January 21, 2016
All that and a rape joke:
@Gamapaga RECTALLY RAVAGED over a name #TrumpAnime #Trump2016 #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #DonaldTrump #卐卐卐 pic.twitter.com/nJig5ibIvh
— 卐็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็็ (@TotalWar45) January 22, 2016
Anime Trump, slightly censored:
Trump and Hitler!
@voteforcantwell @bsonk (((white)))'s go to a special place pic.twitter.com/iqzqCh5SRh
— Dindu nuffink (@DinduNuffink) February 10, 2016
Anime Trump:
#Trumpanime #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/fh10rbRlZ7
— Fashy Neko (@FashyNeko) February 12, 2016
@WinstonBooth pic.twitter.com/GxWWZ61OT4
— Fashy Neko (@FashyNeko) February 13, 2016
Guess who!
@caseysuperstar pic.twitter.com/C1a2c8LMqJ
— Fashy Neko (@FashyNeko) February 14, 2016
Anime Trump:
@realDonaldTrump Make Anime great again Donald Trump! pic.twitter.com/OpYz84dMtH
— N I P P L E S (@blamenipples) January 31, 2016
Hitler and Daddy, in Viva Pinata I believe?
— N I P P L E S (@blamenipples) February 11, 2016
Simultanious Trump, anime and Hitler.
Heil Hitler! Trump 2016. Anime will be made real.
— AnimeNazi #30,452 (@LoweeCPU) January 15, 2016
The killing fields of Trump are lined with regressives and Muslims. At the head of the slaughter is a disemboweled Jeb Bush in a quac bowl.
— AnimeNazi #30,452 (@LoweeCPU) January 2, 2016
Trump is the leader we need. His tower is the tower that pierces the heavens.
— AnimeNazi #30,452 (@LoweeCPU) January 25, 2016
BONUS: This guy also hates Anita Sarkeestian. (And is an amazing artist.)
Toasters vs. women. pic.twitter.com/6a3v61yRrq
— AnimeNazi #30,452 (@LoweeCPU) January 10, 2015
Another trifecta! Trump plus anime, responding to a Tweeter calling themselves Hitler:
@6666913 @PrivilegeCheck2 Donald Trump made memes real. Next is anime. pic.twitter.com/po7faEd3tw
— 10 Year Hat (@drrtytenyearhat) February 13, 2016
Bonus scary right-wing stuff:
@TKirkRussels If they organize right wing death squads to exact revenge I will be the 1st to sign up. But the line will be like Trump rally.
— 10 Year Hat (@drrtytenyearhat) February 13, 2016
@amcuckmag you're half right. Negros could destroy whites they make excellent shock troops. Read Turner Diaries if you have the stomach.
— 10 Year Hat (@drrtytenyearhat) February 12, 2016
Trump and anime:
@KTMsuy trump chan approves pic.twitter.com/U8Zg0wf2sR
— DONALD TRUMPかわいいです (@Trump2016Anime) February 11, 2016
@realDonaldTrump @CNN you are a great man! #Trumpanime pic.twitter.com/giOwPUL2jP
— DONALD TRUMPかわいいです (@Trump2016Anime) February 13, 2016
Uses #altright hashtag
#TRUMPANIME #TRUMPDESU #TRUMPTRAIN #ALTRIGHT #KAWAIITRUMP #MAKEAMERICAGREATAGAIN
— DONALD TRUMPかわいいです (@Trump2016Anime) January 22, 2016
Trump and anime:
ヽ( ★ω★)ノ pic.twitter.com/R18uwWe9Qp
— William Slade Wilson (@genbarrison) February 10, 2016
Anime, Trump and guns:
what about anime gun girls? pic.twitter.com/T95YLKleLp
— William Slade Wilson (@genbarrison) February 10, 2016
Anime and Hitler:
@MaiDindu
ONE OF USONE OF US pic.twitter.com/jGQSPs5eQQ
— William Slade Wilson (@genbarrison) January 20, 2016
Bonus anti-Semitism:
@ScottSouthside @counter_signal @WallWatcher1983 pic.twitter.com/mfqpirj3O9
— William Slade Wilson (@genbarrison) January 25, 2016
And this:
@RichardBSpencer @TheRickWilson
The future of Europeean civilization must not belong to those that slander anime— William Slade Wilson (@genbarrison) January 20, 2016
What’s next for Trump’s most energetic meme-posters? Trump Valentine’s Day cards.
More Trump Valentine memes… pic.twitter.com/ENJ90roxND
— Fashy Neko (@FashyNeko) February 9, 2016
You have been warned.