There was a clear progression here: Miller started by claiming it was fascist to moderate the speech of explicit Neo-Nazis and other white supremacists, but eventually he came to use it about Democrats generally, particularly the Black prosecutors who deigned to prosecute Trump for crimes others also get prosecuted for.

If Miller believes the word fascist inevitably leads to violent targeting, then he needs to be prosecuted himself for the violent threats that Trump’s prosecutors faced, or that immediately plagued Nina Jankowicz.

And while Miller generally stopped using the word fascist after Harris referenced John Kelly’s use of it to apply to Trump (as part of an effort to blame Democrats because a registered Republican who also considered targeting Biden shot at Trump), to this day — even in this speech — Miller uses dehumanizing language every chance he gets. He simply uses “Marxist” or “communist” or “radical” instead.

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    Stephen Miller is dangerous. Of all the fascists’ lies, his are the most poisonous. He consistently dehumanizes his opponents and deals in falsehoods specifically designed to incite hatred and violence against them. He is trying hard to get people killed, all while whining that the other side is too violent. Stephen Miller is exactly the kind of bitterly mediocre man who would fit right in with the OG Nazi leadership. I sometimes wonder how much the tone of this administration would change if they just didn’t have Miller pouring his poison into Trump’s ear every day.

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      Stephen Miller is exactly the kind of bitterly mediocre man who would fit right in with the OG Nazi leadership.

      Except that he’s Jewish. You’d think even a dumbass like him might be able to do the math on that.

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        There were some Jewish Nazis… unfortunately

        Edit: just for clarity it’s a tragedy when any decides to go Nazi or help the monsters.

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          Pretty sure Henry Kissinger (may he rest in piss) was quoted saying “If it were not for the accident of my birth, I’d be antisemitic.”