You're Like Hitler But Even Hitler Cared About Germany or Something

About

"You're Like Hitler, But Even Hitler Cared About Germany or Something" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Morty from the American animated series Rick and Morty.

Origin

On December 2nd, 2013, the animated series Rick and Morty premiered on Adult Swim. ^[1][2] During the episode, the characters Rick and Morty (voiced by Justin Roiland) have the following exchange:

Rick: But do you think you'll still be able to help me collect my seeds, Morty? Are you kidding me?! That's it, Rick! That's the last straw! I can't believe this! I'm sitting here with both of my legs broken, and you're still asking me about getting those seeds?! Ooh! Ow! Oh! Y-y-you're a monster.
Morty: Y-you're like Hitler, but even Hitler cared about Germany or something.

Spread

Prior to the phrase's usage as a reaction image macro, it was a popular line of dialogue from the show amongst fans. For example on August 17th, 2014, Imgur ^[3] user chasingdeath posted an image macro of another shot from the scene with the phrase as a caption. The post received more than 8,100 views in less than six years (shown below).

On January 29th, 2019, Redditor ^[4] ZBGT published a variation of the meme as a reaction image. The post received more than 375 points (95% upvoted) in a little over one year (shown below, left).

Several months later, Redditor^[5] Bmchris44 shared a version with the caption "Don't punish your child by taking their games away. Instead, log onto their online games and get them banned." The post received more than 26,000 points (98% upvoted) and 105 comments in less than six months (shown below, center).

On November 10th, Redditor^[6] Abruptsystem shared a variation about a Reddit design change. The post received more than 33,000 points (91% upvoted) and 100 comments in less than three months (shown below, right).

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