A memorial service for the late racist right winger Charlie Kirk was combination of a WWE wrestling spectacle and Nazi rally, notes the I’ve Had It podcast. There was also criticism on Twitter/X and Blue Sky.
Numerous social media users pointed out how closely (White House Advisor Stephen) Miller’s themes and word choices resembled the speech Goebbels used to elevate Horst Wessel, a young member of the Sturmabteilung – or Storm Troopers – who was killed in 1930 by members of the Communist Party of Germany. His political martyrdom inspired the Nazi Party’s official anthem, which later became the country’s co-official anthem
“Stephen Miller’s speech at Charlie Kirk’s memorial was essentially plagiarized,” posted podcaster Jim Stewartson, who went on to list several examples. “See if you can spot the similarities.”
“These people have never heard Kirk’s abusive attacks on others or they are people with very bad values and characters,” Victoria Johnson, professor emerita of politics and history, posted on X.
“The normies, the majority, can spot a dangerous cult,” leftwing writer Wajahat Ali posted on X. “That’s what MAGA has become.”
“Charlie Kirk was killed by a white man from a Christian family deep in MAGA land,” consultant Hashim Mteuzi posted on X. “And somehow these folks call him a martyr. These people are delusional.
“Benny Johnson, who has a history of plagiarizing & passing along fake news, compares Kirk to Stephen the 1st Christian martyr by claiming Kirk & Stephen were the same age,” Baptist minister Brian Kaylor posted on Bluesky. “Quite a claim since we don’t actually know Stephen’s age.”
“It’s perfect that the first MAGA martyr is a ghoulish mediocrity comprised of nothing but hate and grift,” journalist Dorian Lynskey posted on Bluesky. “Instead of trying to invent a noble, decent Kirk that didn’t exist, they should lean into that quintessence of MAGA.”
“Did Saint Stephen call for executing a political foe, as Charlie Kirk did with President Biden in 2023?” journalist David Corn posted on Bluesky.
(Source: I‘ve Had It/YouTube, Turning Point USA)