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Watch Andy Borowitz Take Down Nazis In 45 Seconds

Andy Borowitz, the outspoken political humorist for the New Yorker, has something to say to American Nazis: Do better.

At the New Yorker festival, he explained how Nazi quality, like so many other facets of America, has gone downhill.

Enjoy it here:

Here’s the full text:

Five decades ago, we put a man on the moon. Now granted, we did that with the help of Wernher Von Braun, who was a Nazi. But that’s my point — even the quality of our Nazis has gone down. Our Nazis used to be rocket scientists. Now they’re marching morons with Tiki Torches! Our Nazis are a disgrace.

_Jenny Singer is a writer for the Forward. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @jeanvaljenny _

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