Tom Morello is once again at the center of a political discussion, this time regarding a word used during a news conference held by the Department of Homeland Security. Morello claims that the term bears a weighty historical resonance.
The guitarist for Rage Against the Machine published a message on Instagram in which he expressed his disapproval of what he referred to as a “verbatim Nazi mass murder slogan” that was posted on a podium behind the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, at a recent news conference.
During the manner in which Noem addressed the reporters, the statement “One of ours, all of yours” was clearly evident. According to Morello, the phrases originated in Nazi Germany. He said that they were used after the assassination of an SS officer and before the death of male villagers as a form of vengeance under the Nazi regime.
It was written by him that “if there are any MAGA left after THIS, you have made an irrevocable choice,” and he framed the matter as a moral turning point for those who support Trump. The musician also posted a picture from one of his concerts, which showed a vulgar anti-Trump statement attached to his guitar.
Additionally, the musician added a phrase from Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, which discussed the covert growth of fascism. Morello’s long-standing antagonism to the previous president and to immigration enforcement authorities in the United States was highlighted by the combination described above.
A swift pushback was made by DHS. The charge was refuted by the department in a statement that was sent to Billboard. The statement said, “Calling everything you dislike ‘Nazi propaganda’ is an exhausting practice.” In addition, the agency said that it will “continue to use all tools to communicate with the American people” while simultaneously promoting its goal to address public safety concerns.
Attempts were also made to get a statement from the White House. There has been no formal confirmation from historians on the precise origins of the phrase. According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Nazi group known as the SS, as Morello mentioned, was instrumental in both the Holocaust and the running of concentration camps.
There has been a request made to the museum to explain whether or not the term has documented connections to retaliation during the Nazi period. After the death of Renee Nicole Good, 37 years old, an unarmed citizen of the United States, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis while the officer was conducting an immigration operation, a news conference was held on January 8.
While the Department of Homeland Security and Donald Trump have said that the officer acted in self-defense, the event has ignited demonstrations around the country.
For years, Morello has been a vocal advocate on matters of immigration. The fact that his advocacy continues despite the fact that Rage Against the Machine dissolved in 2024 is evidence that even without the band, his voice continues to be boisterous, political, and profoundly divisive.
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