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Nazis are weaponized by Toby as a historical analogy for Congress's NEA cuts, referencing their 1937 Degenerate Art Exhibition that mocked and defunded 'sick' progressive works, heightening the moral stakes of the contemporary funding purge.
Rhetorical invocation as cautionary historical precedent
Framed as tyrannical archetype challenging congressional actions
Cited as the force that sold the looted painting to a Swiss dealer after Augie's Auschwitz death, anchoring the artifact's dark provenance in the restitution story and evoking Holocaust shadows amid festive return.
Via narrative recount of WWII plunder actions.
Historical aggressor yielding to modern justice mechanisms.
Amplifies cultural restitution as anti-atrocity response.
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