This is about totalitarianism--not the jackbooted kind, the kind that preys on the ignorance of the public. The main character says he's a traitor, a spy and a propagandist (a Volksempfaenger was a radio that the Nazi government subsidized in order to spread their message). He can play on heroism and public appeal, but those are a front for what he's really up to. And there is no escaping him because he's everywhere and can put a price on any head. He gets away with it because no one knows enough to put up resistance.
This is about totalitarianism--not the jackbooted kind, the kind that preys on the ignorance of the public. The main character says he's a traitor, a spy and a propagandist (a Volksempfaenger was a radio that the Nazi government subsidized in order to spread their message). He can play on heroism and public appeal, but those are a front for what he's really up to. And there is no escaping him because he's everywhere and can put a price on any head. He gets away with it because no one knows enough to put up resistance.