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On Tuesday this week, Miller appeared on Hannity and addressed Newsom and the social media post.

“It is a message that his team is sending to all the crazies and lunatics out there,” he said.

“We’re not going to absolve Democrats of responsibility anymore. There’s a reason why all of these killers and lunatics and terrorists adopt the same language. They say they are trying to kill the fascist and stop the fascists. This is deliberate.”

Speaking about recent incidents of political violence, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Miller accused the Democratic Party of encouraging such attacks.

“They have been radicalized by Democrat Party rhetoric that describes anyone who doesn’t share their warped and twisted world view as fascists, worthy by implication of execution,” Miller said.

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[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 122 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 93 points 6 months ago

Good. Fascists will whine and cry about rhetoric when it hits the target. If he hates it, do more of it.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 67 points 6 months ago

If you don’t want to be called a Fascist, stop acting like one. It’s quite simple honestly.

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So he's criticising Democratic rhetoric, while at the same time referring to Democrat positions as a "warped and twisted world view". He's using very strong language himself.

Anyone remember when John McCain was competing against Obama for the presidency, and he called Obama a "decent family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues". We should get back to that.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There was a lot I disliked about McCain, but you can't even compare a worthless shit stain like Miller to somebody like him. At least McCain had earned his spot.

[–] wellheh@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 6 months ago

Bonus points for banning Trump from his own funeral, like "I want you specifically to know I hate you"

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We should get back to that.

Back when America was great again?

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 8 points 6 months ago

Maybe it was a bit greater when people like McCain were the voice of the GOP, rather than people like Trump and his allies.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 42 points 6 months ago

He's right. "Fascist" doesn't quite capture the Trump regime. "Nazi" does much better.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 41 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They have been radicalized by Democrat Party rhetoric ...

lol no. I've been radicalized by the fascists who have taken over the entire federal and many state governments.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What kind of fucking idiot believes that Democrats are radicalizing anybody? They can't even radicalize their own base enough to fucking vote.

I'm not the way I am because of Democrats. I'm the way I am because of fascist Republicans.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Gestures to like half the American populace

Those kinds of idiots.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 38 points 6 months ago

"You can't use that word. That's our word."

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 35 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Don't want people to call you a fascist? Stop being a fascist. It's that easy.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We could switch it up and call Stephen Miller a Nazi.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 6 months ago

He wouldn't consider that an insult.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Communists/socialists are called fascist from time to time.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 6 months ago

Calling non-fascists fascist is such a fascist thing to do.

[–] Binturong@lemmy.ca 30 points 6 months ago

He's squealing because he knows it fits, and a hit dog will holler. If he were truly dedicated to the ideology and not just a fucking larper, he would openly admit he is, and I'm sure he's eagerly awaiting the day that they have enough power over information and population suppression that would enable him to safely do so. True ideologues say it whether it's safe to or not. Miller is a weasely, dickless WWII re-enacter at heart, and a sadistic sociopath who just wants people to suffer as he perceives himself as having done.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Ok, I won't call Stephen Miller a fascist anymore.

How about bald whiny wittle titty baby?

Delicate snowflake with easily hurt fee fees?

The Cucked Colonel Klink?

Mayonnaise loving hypocrite who was cucked by Elmo's Musk?

Jason Statham's ugly twin we keep in the attic and feed fish heads?

Are any of these allowed or is this unacceptable hate speech?

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] BottleCaptain@feddit.nl 13 points 6 months ago

Putin's bastard son? He looks so similar

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[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

“They have been radicalized by Democrat Party rhetoric that describes anyone who doesn’t share their warped and twisted world view as fascists, worthy by implication of execution,” Miller said.

Dude incites violence against Democrats eight times in one sentence and what's the sentence ostensibly about? Democrats inciting violence.

It's stunning how these guys are able to remain on point 24/7. Like that AZ moron who ends every Twitter post with "Democrats hate America." No, it's just you, dumbass.

Sick and twisted is what it is. Or as some might say, "fascist."

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 16 points 6 months ago

This is just a bunch of bullshit from an openly devout fascist.

Miller and his fellow nazis are encouraging violence, openly calling for violence, funding violence and committing violence - then claiming that democrats are responsible for that violence to encourage and justify yet more fascist violence.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

If someone called me a fascist I wouldn't be mad because I know it's not true, I'd be confused and surprised but not mad.

Methinks the Nazi doth protest too much

[–] tal@olio.cafe 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

On one hand, I agree that "fascist" is broadly overused to talk about things on the right, extending beyond what it should technically refer to to. And that's not something specific to 2025 or the US -- it's been a phenomenon for decades.

On the other hand, that's a two-edged sword. It's also true that "socialist" and "communist" are very broadly overused by the right to try to paint things that they didn't like as being more extreme than they were. During the Cold War, this was maybe more understandable, but it's not at all uncommon for people on the right to call center-left people "socialist" or "communist" even today.

Here's Stephen Miller himself pulling out "communist":

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-demands-americans-side-with-donald-trump-against-communist-judges-in-unhinged-rant/

Stephen Miller Rants About ‘Communist’ Judges in Immigration Meltdown

Obama and Harris also both tended to get painted as socialist or communist at every opportunity possible. Neither is anything of the sort.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 months ago

Not even close to being equivalent. The current regime is straight up fascist. It's just a fact. That's not the same as using red scare propaganda.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 months ago
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 11 points 6 months ago

God this guy looks like a human hemerrhoid.

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If it quacks like a fascist, and walks like a fascist...

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ugh, must we duck type fascists too? Can’t we just ‘if(Miller is Fascist)?’ Or === or however JavaScript does it

[–] Dirac@lemmy.today 3 points 6 months ago

Is this where the term “duck typing” comes from?! TIL 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

All right, let's stop calling him a fascist, and start calling him PeeWee Himmler.

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[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Fuck off, fascist.

[–] vpol@feddit.uk 6 points 6 months ago

Stephen Goebbels.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Guy who calls every democrat a communist sez what?

[–] Kurious84@lemmings.world 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

How can someone exude asshole.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 months ago

They can't help but self report.

If you're not a fascist, then we're not referring to you so why would you care?

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

At least if Mini Goebbels is on talk shows then Venezuelan fishermen are safe to commute to work for a bit.

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

did this guy lose some hair recently? he looked way better in 1933

[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

afascistsayswhat ?

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

When you check all the boxes of Umberto Eco’s famous essay, you are a fascist. Fascists are a subhuman existential threat to the rest of humanity.

Fascism is eternal, and must be vigorously stamped out every time it rears it’s hideous, deadly head.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

I'll stop calling him a fascist in exchange for him doing some deep sea diving in a carbon fiber hulled submersible.

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