In the recent box office smash hit, Barbie, Barbie (portrayed by Margot Robbie) is accused of being a fascist by Sasha (portrayed by Ariana Greenblatt). Although this claim might sound like a joke, is there any validity to this claim that Barbie is a fascist?
Meet Klaus Barbie
Nikolaus Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German officer of the SS and SD who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the “Butcher of Lyon” for having personally tortured prisoners—primarily Jews and members of the French Resistance—as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie
Barbie was also a member of the NSDAP which would definitely add to the claim that Barbie is a fascist. Let’s take a deeper dive into what other things Barbie has done.
In 1942, he was sent to Dijon, in the Occupied Zone of France. In November of the same year, at the age of 29, he was assigned to Lyon as the head of the local Gestapo. He established his headquarters at the Hôtel Terminus in Lyon, where he personally tortured adult and child prisoners.[2][7][8] He became known as the “Butcher of Lyon”.[9] The daughter of a French Resistance leader based in Lyon said her father was beaten and his skin torn, and that his head was immersed in buckets of ammonia and cold water; he could not sit or stand and died three days later from burns to his skin.[7]
Historians estimate that Barbie was directly responsible for the deaths of up to 14,000 people,[10][11] personally participating in roundups such as the Rue Sainte-Catherine Roundup which saw 84 people arrested in a single day. He arrested Jean Moulin, a high-ranking member of the French Resistance and his most prominent captive. In 1943, he was awarded the Iron Cross (First Class) by Adolf Hitler for his campaign against the French Resistance and the capture of Moulin.[citation needed]
In April 1944, Barbie ordered the deportation to Auschwitz of a group of 44 Jewish children from an orphanage at Izieu.[12] He then rejoined the SiPo-SD of Lyon in its retreat to Bruyères, where he led an anti-partisan attack in Rehaupal in September 1944.[13][self-published source]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie
Barbie is not only a fascist, but a violent war criminal.
In conclusion, Barbie is most definitely a fascist with the claim stated in the movie being factually correct. Barbie is not only a fascist but also tortured thousands and is responsible for the death of tens of thousands.
