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Hekate

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10. Well they seem to have found their white "Christian" martyr. I had to go look up Horst Wessel...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 03:29 PM

Yesterday

…when somebody referenced it, yet again. I always thought it was a song (as in “They’re singing the Horst Wessel” ) but it turns out to have been the name of a flaming young Nazi who got himself murdered about 1929 — he had written a patriotic song for and about Nazis, and he and it got popularized and valorized to hell and back, all over the Third Reich.

So, yeah. Have our wannabe White Xian Nationalists found their bleeding martyr? Is there a song coming out?

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Henchmen is more like it. Silent Type Yesterday #1

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His death is useful, in the right hands Hekate Yesterday #11

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And since most of the chapters with any members are private h.s., well, we can do the math Iris 21 hrs ago #25

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Funny, the Klan had the same idea. nt Buns_of_Fire Yesterday #12

Wait a minute. He's the one who got shot. hunter Yesterday #13

Ridiculous. Nt BootinUp Yesterday #14

They can get their own uniforms and gear off the Internet ... eppur_se_muova Yesterday #15

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Nope BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #18

Kirk-o-mania for a $100, Alex. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 23 hrs ago #19

Damn Solly Mack 22 hrs ago #20

How stupid MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #21

Oh, and my flag waving neighbor for Kirk??? Posted on his Facebook page some video of all the "new Christians a kennedy 22 hrs ago #22

Oh SPARE ME! What was Charlie's military record, again ??? Jack Valentino 21 hrs ago #23

Wait until they find out most university chapters have about 5 members Iris 21 hrs ago #24

charlie didn't serve in the military. Klarkashton 21 hrs ago #26

If they want to try to exclude minorities from the military, let them. Gore1FL 21 hrs ago #27

ah jeez not Anthony tatahead again dweller 21 hrs ago #28

Except 70 to 90% of the college students rejected Kirk's message. Blue Full Moon 19 hrs ago #29

Hahahahahaha .... Mike Niendorff 19 hrs ago #30