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At one Point, Adorno said the main benefit of antisemitism for antisemites is to have their hatred sanctioned by a moral majority, so they can let it flow unhindered by any rules of civilisation, shame or just decent rules of behaviour.
Islamists are experts in DARVO- accuse others of what you are doing yourself, they’ve been doing it for a long time. And as ever, the useful idiots swallow all the lies and the propaganda marching happily with people who’ll execute them given half a chance, as they did in Iran in 1979. The stupidity of westerners siding with a totalitarian ideology which wishes to destroy democracy and western culture against people who are generally law abiding, who contribute to society, never ceases to amaze me. I used to have faith in humans to be sensible, fair and moral. This era has made me question that faith many times over.
Thanks Frederick, excellent piece despite the depressing content.
There are people who need to hate. It doesn't matter who they hate. only that they hate. If the culture condones hating blacks, then blacks it is. Or Jews. Or rich people. Or white people. Or rural people. Or Americans. Or Trump.
Just tell them who it's OK to hate, and they'll take care of the rest.
Anti Semitism isn't the world's oldest hatred. Hatred of foreigners - all foreigners, not just those of the wrong skin color - is far older. Arguably elites hating poor people is also older. So is hatred (or at least intense disrespect) of women.
Thanks for reading. This piece will remain free to read forever. I hope, despite the grim and depressing subject matter, it gives a little insight into what's going on, although my Jewish friends will correct me if I've missed something important. Comments will remain open to all for a while. Good-faith argument welcome. The other stuff will be swiftly dealt with. I will reply to comments in the coming days.
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Well written!
At one Point, Adorno said the main benefit of antisemitism for antisemites is to have their hatred sanctioned by a moral majority, so they can let it flow unhindered by any rules of civilisation, shame or just decent rules of behaviour.
To make the two minutes hate more realistic, George Orwell called the target 'Emmanuel Goldstein'
It’s terrible this is happening again and it’s in the uk as well
Islamists are experts in DARVO- accuse others of what you are doing yourself, they’ve been doing it for a long time. And as ever, the useful idiots swallow all the lies and the propaganda marching happily with people who’ll execute them given half a chance, as they did in Iran in 1979. The stupidity of westerners siding with a totalitarian ideology which wishes to destroy democracy and western culture against people who are generally law abiding, who contribute to society, never ceases to amaze me. I used to have faith in humans to be sensible, fair and moral. This era has made me question that faith many times over.
Thanks Frederick, excellent piece despite the depressing content.
Excellent article
There are people who need to hate. It doesn't matter who they hate. only that they hate. If the culture condones hating blacks, then blacks it is. Or Jews. Or rich people. Or white people. Or rural people. Or Americans. Or Trump.
Just tell them who it's OK to hate, and they'll take care of the rest.
Anti Semitism isn't the world's oldest hatred. Hatred of foreigners - all foreigners, not just those of the wrong skin color - is far older. Arguably elites hating poor people is also older. So is hatred (or at least intense disrespect) of women.
If that Brit world try that trick on me I would give her ample reason to become judeophpbic.
Or in other words, I'd break her nose; with her phone.