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How to recognize modern versions of antisemitism on the internet? A twitter thread about how historic symbols of antisemitism are being revived, slightly changed and communicated through dog whistles. (1/10)
A dog whistle can be defined as the use of coded language in political messaging to get support from a particular group without provoking opposition. Now follow some examples of modern online dog whistles that are being used a lot in modern far-right circles. (2/10)
George Soros is a modern version of the historic depiction of the Jew that pulls the strings behind the screens. The first picture is Nazi era propaganda, next to it the modern version with the last picture being a campaign poster for the Hungarian party Fidesz. (3/10)
Another modern form of antisemitism is the cultural Marxism conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish Western Marxist, through the Frankfurt School, lie at the basis of an ongoing academic and intellectual effort to destroy Western culture. (4/10)
Its origins lie in the Nazi propaganda called ‘Cultural Bolshevism’. Below is an original Nazi depiction of ‘Cultural Bolshevism’ next to a modern version of cultural Marxism and a now deleted tweet of the far-right Dutch politician Thierry Baudet. (5/10)
A final example of revived historic antisemitism is the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory claiming that a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles is running a global child sex-trafficking ring, and plotting against US president Donald Trump, who is fighting the cabal. (6/10)
Part of this theory is the claim that this Satan-worshipping cabal drinks the blood of children. This idea has its origins in medieval antisemitic stories about Jews murdering Christian children in order to use their blood as part of religious rituals. (7/10)
The examples in this thread show modern versions of old antisemitic idea’s and conspiracy theories that are currently popular on internet platforms like YouTube, Facebook, twitter 4chan and reddit. (8/10)
Finally, I find it the public role of historians to point out these revived forms of antisemitism. This because as historians we have the training to study and present to the public the way historic forms of antisemitism correspond to current forms of antisemitism. (9/10)
List of basic wiki sources used: Dog whistle: http://shorturl.at/juDT1 , Cultural Marxism: http://shorturl.at/kFMQ2 , QAnon: http://shorturl.at/ksux5 , Blood libel: http://shorturl.at/hopFQ . (10/10)
