athwartHatch wrote:
Here is a thread about Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel
if you are concerned about history repeating itself, this is scary stuff
https://x.com/Heidi_Cuda/status/1966074042013856106
Yes, numerous commentators and analysts have documented that Stephen Miller's speech at Charlie Kirk's memorial closely echoed language and motifs used by Joseph Goebbels in his "Horst Wessel" speech and the "The Storm is Coming" address. Multiple point-by-point comparisons identify not just similarities in tone or content, but near-verbatim borrowing of ritualistic phrases, nationalist rhetoric, and the theme of martyrdom, all signature elements of Nazi propaganda under Goebbels.
Key Parallels and Borrowed Phrases
Martyrdom and Immortality: Goebbels elevated the slain Horst Wessel as a martyr, claiming his death made him immortal and a rallying point for the Nazi cause. Miller reportedly echoed this by declaring that Kirk’s killer “only made him immortal,” repositioning Kirk as an eternal figure and fueling the crowd’s sense of grievance and mission.
Dehumanization of Opponents: Both Goebbels’ and Miller’s speeches use repetitive, dehumanizing language describing enemies as wicked, envious, and essentially “nothing”—rhetoric Goebbels used to justify political violence, which Miller repeated almost word for word.
Symbolic Storm Motif: The call to collective action through “the storm” was originally a Goebbels motif invoking national cleansing and mobilization. Miller replicated this imagery, stating, “We are the storm,” and invoking a rebirth of the movement through collective fury.
Fusion of Leader and Masses: Both speeches dissolve individual identity into the collective, positioning the leader as the embodiment of the will of the people, and presenting opposition to the leader as betrayal of the movement itself.
Context and Reaction
Numerous sources and analysts have called this not accidental mimicry, but deliberate appropriation or “plagiarism,” directly linking Miller’s rhetorical pattern to Goebbels’ speeches.
Public response, especially among critics, has been one of shock and concern at the use of such inflammatory and explicitly fascist rhetoric in a modern political context.
The speeches have been widely discussed on social media, with direct side-by-side comparisons being circulated to highlight their similar structure and wording.
In summary, the evidence strongly indicates that Stephen Miller’s remarks at Charlie Kirk’s memorial did not just borrow the tone or general themes of Nazi propaganda, but copied substantial elements almost verbatim from Goebbels’ speeches on Horst Wessel and “The Storm.”
