Charlie Kirk is not the first -- totalitarian regimes have long understood how to build myths on violence

[willbrad9080]

1. The oldest trick in the authoritarian playbook.

Exactly this. Turning a glorified provocateur into a "martyr" is right out of the totalitarian propaganda manual. The point isn’t who Charlie Kirk is, but what he represents to those who thrive on fear, resentment, and symbolic vengeance.

Just like the Nazis with Horst Wessel, the modern far-right understands that myth-making through victimhood is emotionally powerful—and politically useful. They don’t need facts. They need a story that inflames their base and vilifies their enemies.

Thanks for the historical context. We’ve seen this movie before—and we know how it ends.