Stalin
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no mention of the student petition organised to counter this rabble-rouser's event..as always, marxists can see past the manufactured hysteria
"..In the 36 hours following the assassination of Charlie Kirk—the fascist political operative whose activities were lavishly funded by billionaire oligarchs and for which he was paid millions of dollars—he has been posthumously elevated to the status of a national hero. Once again emulating the propaganda tactics of Hitler and Goebbels, the Trump administration is portraying Kirk as a political martyr, an American version of the German Nazi Horst Wessel. After the latter’s violent death in February 1930, the Nazis eulogized Wessel as an exemplar of Germany’s patriotic youth. A hymn to honor Wessel’s memory, the notorious “Horst Wessel Song,” became the anthem of the Nazi Party.
In a similar process of political canonization, Charlie Kirk is being transformed into the Horst Wessel of the fascistic MAGA movement.
That the Trump administration and its fascist followers would exploit Kirk’s death for its political purposes can come as no surprise. But the impact of the propaganda campaign has been amplified by the collaboration of the Democratic Party and the establishment media.
Accepting the lies of Trump and his minions—that Kirk died in the service of democracy and free speech—the Democrats and media are not challenging the right-wing narrative of events. They do not even mention that Kirk’s presence at Utah Valley University had encountered mass popular opposition. A petition signed by several thousand people that was circulated prior to Kirk’s arrival stated:
As part of this political whitewashing, the use of the word “fascist” has been effectively banned in describing Kirk’s political views, although that is the only accurate description, along with racist, antisemitic, misogynist, bigoted and white supremacist.
That this is an explicit political directive by the bosses of the corporate media was made clear when MSNBC—supposedly the most liberal of the cable television networks—fired on-air commentator Matthew Dowd because he described Kirk as a purveyor of “hate speech… aimed at certain groups,” suggesting that the fascist agitator was reaping what he had sowed.
comrade stalin
berlin 1933
"..In the 36 hours following the assassination of Charlie Kirk—the fascist political operative whose activities were lavishly funded by billionaire oligarchs and for which he was paid millions of dollars—he has been posthumously elevated to the status of a national hero. Once again emulating the propaganda tactics of Hitler and Goebbels, the Trump administration is portraying Kirk as a political martyr, an American version of the German Nazi Horst Wessel. After the latter’s violent death in February 1930, the Nazis eulogized Wessel as an exemplar of Germany’s patriotic youth. A hymn to honor Wessel’s memory, the notorious “Horst Wessel Song,” became the anthem of the Nazi Party.
In a similar process of political canonization, Charlie Kirk is being transformed into the Horst Wessel of the fascistic MAGA movement.
That the Trump administration and its fascist followers would exploit Kirk’s death for its political purposes can come as no surprise. But the impact of the propaganda campaign has been amplified by the collaboration of the Democratic Party and the establishment media.
Accepting the lies of Trump and his minions—that Kirk died in the service of democracy and free speech—the Democrats and media are not challenging the right-wing narrative of events. They do not even mention that Kirk’s presence at Utah Valley University had encountered mass popular opposition. A petition signed by several thousand people that was circulated prior to Kirk’s arrival stated:
While concealing this important fact about his fatal trip to Utah Valley, the Democrats and media are participating in the fumigation of the smelliest aspects of the right-wing operative’s career. Excluded from any mention in the media are statements Kirk had made, including that “Jews control… the colleges, the nonprofits, the movies, Hollywood, all of it”; that “the philosophical foundation of anti-whiteness has been largely financed by Jewish donors,” and that “we made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”
As part of this political whitewashing, the use of the word “fascist” has been effectively banned in describing Kirk’s political views, although that is the only accurate description, along with racist, antisemitic, misogynist, bigoted and white supremacist.
That this is an explicit political directive by the bosses of the corporate media was made clear when MSNBC—supposedly the most liberal of the cable television networks—fired on-air commentator Matthew Dowd because he described Kirk as a purveyor of “hate speech… aimed at certain groups,” suggesting that the fascist agitator was reaping what he had sowed.
Charlie Kirk: The Horst Wessel of the MAGA movement
Once again emulating the propaganda tactics of Hitler and Goebbels, the Trump administration is portraying Kirk as a political martyr, an American version of the German Nazi Horst Wessel.
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comrade stalin
berlin 1933
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