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You Are Sheltering Enemies of the State, Are You Not?
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About
You Are Sheltering Enemies of the State, Are You Not? is a reaction image and exploitable image macro meme format based on a scene from the 2009 film Inglorious Basterds in which Hans Landa (played by Christoph Waltz) interrogates a French farmer, asking if he's hiding a Jewish family from the Nazis. The scene first became popularized as a meme in August 2019, becoming increasingly prevalent over the following years, sometimes as a phrasal template in which "enemies" is replaced with another word.
Origin
At the start of the 2009 film Inglorious Basterds, the antagonist (Hans Landa) interrogates a French farmer whom he suspects of hiding a Jewish family. While interrogating him, he says, "You are sheltering enemies of the state, are you not?" (shown below).
On August 7th, 2019, a now-deleted Redditor posted a meme to /r/memes[1] using the image to describe playing a game of hide and seek as a child, garnering over 40,000 upvotes in four years (shown below). This is the earliest known meme to use the scene.
![It’s treason then *playing hide and seek* Mum, standing in front of a cupboard: "your brother went that way!" Me: 6 full.metal.memery You're sheltering enemies of the state, are you not?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/636/952/107.jpg)
Spread
The meme spread over the following years, inspiring several viral versions. On October 26th, 2019, Instagram[2] user meaningful_incellectuals_only posted a meme that gained over 2,200 likes in four years (shown below, left). On October 29th, 2021, Instagram[3] user the28yearoldmale posted a version of the meme that gained over 3,100 likes in two years (shown below, right).
![sheltering low follower egirls You're sheltering low-follower egirls, are you not?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/636/954/41f.jpg)
![You’re sheltering it in your wallet aren’t you? When your mates made 14 trips to the pub torrlets in 25 minutes and he won't stop pitching new podcast ideas: @the28yearoldmale YOU ARE SHELTERING THE BAG ARE YOU NOT?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/636/955/00d.jpg)
On August 2nd, 2023, Twitter[4] user @ch1w33th3d0g posted a version of the meme about Twitter Blue after the platform announced that users will be able to hide their blue checkmarks, garnering over 60,300 likes in five days (shown below).
![you are sheltering a twitter blue subscription Clinton Body Count numerology Powerball numbers @ch1w33th3d0g you are sheltering a twitter blue subscription are you not Dexerto @Dexerto Aug 2 X/Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their check mark X Profile customization Hide Subscriptions Your list of Subscriptions on your prole will only be able to you. Lemone Hide your blue checkmark some Twitter Blue features could still reveal you have an active subscription 0 ***](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/636/956/b24.jpg)
Various Examples
![You are sheltering the seasoning police underneath your floorboards, are you not? Tedfren @ted_fren ... You are sheltering the seasoning police underneath your floorboards, are you not? 2:43 PM Mar 18, 2023 4,598 Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/554/859/c6a.jpg)
![bluecollarstreetracing POV- the EPA found out that you found someone to delete and tune your tow rig. bue COILAR street you're sheltering enemies of the state are you not](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/636/957/91c.jpg)
![Sheltering Balloons You're sheltering balloons under your floorboards are you not?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/636/958/e9a.jpg)
Search Interest
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External References
[2] Instagram – meaningful_incellectuals_only
[3] Instagram – the28yearoldmale
[4] Twitter – ch1w33th3d0g
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