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Robert De Niro calls Stephen Miller a 'Nazi' on MSNBC: Trump's 'Goebbels' Should Be 'Ashamed!' (www.mediaite.com)
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The Goodfellas star made the comment in response to co-host Jonathan Capehart asking him about his claim, a moment earlier on the show, that Trump will not leave the White House in 2028. Capehart said he was on the same “wavelength” as De Niro and agreed with him, before the actor compared Miller to Joseph Goebbels, the high-ranking Nazi leader and chief propagandist for Adolf Hitler.

“No way! We see it we see it we see it all the time — he will not want to leave. He set it up with, I guess he’s the Goebbels of the cabinet, Stephen Miller. He’s a Nazi,” De Niro said. “Yes, he is, and he should be ashamed of himself!”

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[–] 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Nice. Good on De Niro. More famous people need to be speaking out

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Absolutely fucking not. May I remind you that famous people sticking their unqualified noses into politics is where Trump came from?!

    Who needs to speaking out are mayors, legislators, judges, heads of big businesses and governmental agencies, heads of unions, etc.

    I get it, you see a person on your screen saying something you agree with, and they have a face that you recognize from other times you've seen them on a screen. So you automatically assume they must be worth listening to. They aren't. They are famous for being actors. That's it. They aren't politically savvy, or have some deep insight into the interworkings of our governmental system. Getting political talking points from them is like asking the guy behind the deli counter for medical advice.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    More people that have fame or platform should be speaking out to oppose this coup. I stand by my words 100%

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Agreed. The only thing that matters about what anyone says, no matter who it is, is whether the statement is true.

    If we discourage anyone from sharing the truth at any time, in any place, then we are only hurting our cause.

    Plus being famous is like having a megaphone. Rejecting De Niro’s help here is like bringing a strongly-worded letter to a megaphone fight.

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    • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    The Nazis equivalent of Stephen Miller is Himmler. Goebbels was in charge of Propaganda, Himmler was in charge of the Final Solution.

    There really isn't a member of the Trump administration who is the equivalent of Goebbels yet, but I've been referring to Stephen Miller as PeeWee Himmler since the first Trump administration.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    JD Vance, who uses people like Charlie Kirk and other podcasters to spread propaganda.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Possible, but Goebbels tightly controlled the entire media, and we aren't there yet.

    I have no doubt that they believe that the time will come when they will take full control of all media, and approve all productions, and someone will be in charge of that. The Ellisons just took control of Paramount/CBS, so they might eventually be candidates.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure its possible to control media to the degree it was back then. Far easier to broadcast now.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There really isn’t a member of the Trump administration who is the equivalent of Goebbels yet,

    Putin and Bannon fit that description.

    but I’ve been referring to Stephen Miller as PeeWee Himmler since the first Trump administration.

    That's perfectly hilarious.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I've thought of Bannon as the MAGA Goebbels, but he isn't a very good fit. Goebbels actually controlled the propaganda machine, and while there is the remarkable and highly effective Conservative Propaganda Machine, it is fairly decentralized, with no single person in charge. Certainly it isn't directly operated by the Trump administration.

    The closest might actually be Rupert Murdoch, but he doesn't work for the administration, and his propaganda isn't specifically American.

    I don't think we have a Goebbels yet, but they may emerge when MAGA takes full control of the American media, and issues guidelines for productions.

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    • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I’ve always loved De Niro. His performance in Raging Bull completely blew me away when I first saw it. All of his contributions with Scorsese have been excellent though. I’m glad to know he’s got the right idea with politics, I hate seeing celebrities I like turn out to be MAGAts.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The one that disappointed me the most when I found out is Clint Eastwood: he's quite the intolerant piece of shit Republican, and that predates Trump and even Dubya. I like his acting, but the man is despicable and has always been.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Who cares. Do you care about the political opinions of your plumber? No, you just care that the shit goes down when you flush.

    People think they know someone by watching them act, then for some reason, they listen to them about opinions when most actors are incredibly poorly educated because they learned in their teens they could just get away with how they look.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    Who cares. Do you care about the political opinions of your plumber? No, you just care that the shit goes down when you flush.

    Normally I don't care. But with MAGA, it's different: if I found out he's a MAGAt, I'll call someone else. I don't give my business to fascists, fascist sympathizers or morons who are too dumb not to vote fascist. I can't stand fascists and I can't stand those who enable them.

    Having said that, Eastwood isn't MAGA. He's just a slightly nauseating person. That won't prevent me from enjoying the movies he played in.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Do you care about the political opinions of your plumber?

    Actually? Yeah, had an issue last winter. Guy started chatting anti-immigrant shite, and I kicked him the fuck out my house.

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    • [–] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

    I hate the Nazis as much as the next guy, but comparing this bald psycho-bizarro creep-ball Stephen Miller to Goebbels is giving too much credit to Stephen Miller. He's a properly talentless loser who happens to have any sort of importance by riding the coat-tails of the orange utan, while Goebbels actually had charisma and talent for propaganda.

    This is long but well worth a watch if you want to know everything there is to know about baldie-Stevie:

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    • [+] 5 points 1 year ago* (3 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Still blames vaccines for his kid's autism though....

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    He hates Nazis, we can work on the other stuff once the fire has been put out.

    That said, you should rank the opinion of actors about as high as an average Facebook bot post.

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    • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I think Trump has a few gerbels...

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Of all the shit that's come out of this administration one of the few things I've enjoyed is seeing how vocal DeNiro has become. I never really paid him much mind but hes becoming a fave of mine. I fucking love that he's openly calling out the administration for who they are and what they are doing.

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