Hogans Heroes did not present the Nazis as sympathetic heroes. If it did, it would never had been made and if it was, it would never have been accepted, because the American viewer did not and would not accept that the Swastika was a harmless symbol.
The Dukes of Hazzard DID present proud Southern Boys as sympathetic heroes. It was made and was widely accepted because the American view did accept the Confederate Battle Flag as a harmless symbol.
This is my point. That flag, until recently was accepted by the nation as a whole as a harmless symbol of regional pride.
And thus attacking Senator Smith for wearing it, is historically ignorant and the act of race baiting asshole.
hogan's heroes portrayed nazi's & SS officers as likable & nonthreatening in nature. much like those CONfed flag owners on the dukes of hazzard.
nowadays, that would be considered soft propaganda.
Actually NEITHER of the German characters were nazis.
List of Hogan's Heroes characters - Wikipedia
"
Werner Klemperer as Col. Klink
Colonel Wilhelm Klink (portrayed by
Werner Klemperer) –
Kommandant Oberst (Colonel) Wilhelm Klink is an old-line
Luftwaffe officer of aristocratic (
Junker)
Prussian descent. He is shown to be inept, a bit dimwitted, cowardly, and often clueless and rather gullible....
Klink is for the most part portrayed as a vain, muddling, and incompetent career officer rather than as an evil German or ardent Nazi. Many typical scenarios are played out in which Hogan will entangle Klink, as he is easily manipulated by Hogan through a combination of flattery, chicanery, and playing on Klink's fear of being sent to the
Russian Front or of being arrested by the
Gestapo.
Sergeant Hans Schultz (portrayed by
John Banner) –
Oberfeldwebel (During World War II the equivalent to Master Sergeant) Hans Schultz is Klink's inept, clumsy and somewhat dimwitted, yet affable
Sergeant of the Guard. ...
Schultz on several occasions is shown to be very disgusted by the war and Hitler's rule, as he mentions how much he preferred having a
kaiser rule Germany."
Hogans Heroes did not present the Nazis as sympathetic heroes. If it did, it would never had been made and if it was, it would never have been accepted, because the American viewer did not and would not accept that the Swastika was a harmless symbol.
The Dukes of Hazzard DID present proud Southern Boys as sympathetic heroes. It was made and was widely accepted because the American view did accept the Confederate Battle Flag as a harmless symbol.
This is my point. That flag, until recently was accepted by the nation as a whole as a harmless symbol of regional pride.
And thus attacking Senator Smith for wearing it, is historically ignorant and the act of race baiting asshole.