GOP Rep Quotes Infamous Nazi Joseph Goebbels During Censorship Hearing
Kenneal Patterson
Thu, April 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM GMT+2
A Republican congressman appalled Democrats at a congressional hearing by quoting infamous Nazi Joseph Goebbels.
“A direct quote from Joseph Goebbels: ‘It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion,’ and I think that may be what we’re discussing here,” said Texas’ Keith Self.
Goebbels was the minister of propaganda for the Third Reich under Adolf Hitler. His role was to convince the German people to support Hitler’s regime, which he did so by spreading anti-Semitism and orchestrating the 1933 burning of “un-German” books in Berlin.
Self, 72, referenced Goebbels’ words during a House subcommittee meeting aimed at determining whether a “censorship industrial complex” existed. The Tuesday hearing was held after Republicans claimed that Biden-era policies aimed to stifle rightwing views.
Texas Democrat Rep. Julie Johnson heavily criticized Self’s remarks.
“When you’re quoting Joseph Goebbels about… the role of state in the public debate, we have a big problem,” Johnson said. “I mean, that’s as alarming as hell to me, when that becomes the gold standard of Hitler.”
She said it was concerning that he was referencing a quote associated with “German atrocities during World War II.”
“A direct quote from Joseph Goebbels: ‘It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion,’ and I think that may be what we’re discussing here,” said Texas’ Keith Self.”
I’ve been saying all along that many of those purported Republicans in Washington are really no Republicans at all, but fascists. Bit by bit, the truth is emerging. That’s what this country has achieved under Trumpism … filthy, disgusting fascism!
“A direct quote from Joseph Goebbels: ‘It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion,’ and I think that may be what we’re discussing here,” said Texas’ Keith Self.”
I’ve been saying all along that many of those purported Republicans in Washington are really no Republicans at all, but fascists. Bit by bit, the truth is emerging. That’s what this country has achieved under Trumpism … filthy, disgusting fascism!