Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus review: Complicity in Nazi America

Early in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, a new recruit asks your band of terrorists/freedom fighters if they allow black people on their boat. In response, one of the game’s heroes explains that “everyone is allowed on this boat … except for Nazis.”

I don’t want to start with the familiar: “In 2017, killing Nazis shouldn’t be a shocking political statement.” But I no longer believe that. Politics are about people collectively defining what the world should look like, and “everyone is welcome — except for bigots” is a foundational tenet of my belief system.