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Do you remember Sarah Palin? The Governor of Alaska, who was the Republican candidate for vice president in the 2008 elections, was the one who believed that Africa was a country, claimed that Russia could be seen from Alaska, and perceived North Korea as an important ally with U.S.
Today, Sarah Palin appears as a reminder of a reconciling and harmless time. The latest ace up the GOP’s sleeve is Marjorie Taylor Greene, who won a primary election in the state of Georgia last fall, and will most likely be elected to the US Congress this fall. On her social media channels, Marjorie Taylor Greene mixes violent racism and aggressive outbursts with videos and images of herself posing with automatic weapons in her hands. On one occasion, she appeared in photos with a former neo-Nazi leader. President Donald Trump immediately hailed her as “a future star” and a “real WINNER.”
Men Marjorie Taylor Greene He is also a supporter of QAnon, the cult conspiracy theory that in the shadow of the crown pandemic has become more and more widespread. QAnon is based on a strange fantasy that a network of devil-worshiping Democrats, billionaires, and Hollywood celebrities are running the world, while engaging in pedophilia and cannibalism. The murderous cult will also try to prolong their lives by drawing blood from the children they rape. The hero and savior of this alternate reality is Donald Trump, who according to his supporters is working to crush the pedophile ring and save the world.
Trump himself enjoys the glory of the many QAnon supporters who appear in his meetings with posters and T-shirts.
Trump himself basks in the glory of the many QAnon supporters who appear at his meetings with posters and T-shirts. When asked to comment on the conspiracy theory, he had only praise to spare: “I have heard that these are people who love our country.”
This, surely someone thinks, it should still be able to be canceled as a chair test in high school. Do not say that. If there’s one thing he’s taught us in recent years, it’s that today’s fools can be presidents tomorrow.
Furthermore, the QAnon heresies carry a potent poison from the past: anti-Semitism. At the bottom is the mother of all conspiracy theories, that of the Jews who secretly rule the world with hidden power structures. Thus, QAnon supporters spread information that vicious Jewish forces in the banking industry aim to enslave non-Jews and promote world wars. Hungarian Jewish financier George Soros is accused of being part of an international organization that has controlled all US presidents up to Donald Trump. This notion, of an all-powerful secret association of Jewish power, is taken directly from the “Protocol of the Elders of Zion,” the infamous forgery that has sparked outrage against Jews for over a hundred years. The fantasy that sect members seek to extract adrenochrome from the blood of exploited children is copied directly from ancient anti-Semitic notions of blood rites and child-eating Jews.
Photo: Matt Rourke / AP
In Sweden, QAnon does not any major spread. This does not prevent anti-Semitic choruses of the past from echoing here as well. More recently, it became visible during the riots surrounding the Danish racist Rasmus Paludan’s attempt to burn the Koran in Malmö, when counter-protesters were heard chanting Khaybar’s anti-Semitic rhyme: “Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews, the army of Muhammad must return! ” The words refer to the story of how the forces of the Prophet Muhammad defeated the Jews in the city of Khaybar in the 6th century and cannot be perceived as anything other than a direct death threat against the Jews.
Together, the rhymes of QAnon and Khaybar form strong evidence that ancient hatred of Jews is a living force in many parts of today’s society.
Together, the rhymes of QAnon and Khaybar form strong evidence that ancient hatred of Jews is a living force in many parts of today’s society. Does not exist either in circles with background in the Middle East or within the extreme right. Its on both of them these places. And where there are prejudices against Jews, there are also prejudices against others.
This is especially true of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s message. In her videos, she warns, among other things, of an “Islamic invasion” in the United States, including with reference to Muslim members of Congress Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. But she has also described blacks as “slaves of the Democratic Party” and upholds the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that George Soros collaborated with the Nazis.
November is coming this person will in all likelihood take a seat in the United States Congress. At the same time, Donald Trump may be re-elected president or create chaos around an uncertain election result.
Both factors will benefit the proposed colporteurs of conspiracy theories, living off chaos and contradictions. The increasing political polarization in recent years, together with the isolation of people during the corona pandemic, has constituted an optimal breeding ground from his perspective. Media giants Facebook and Twitter have recently started removing QAnon-related posts but, as usual, they were posted too late. Life-threatening lies have already taken hold in mainstream politics.
The crude conspiracy theories in the United States and hate speech on the Swedish streets are primarily aimed at Jews. But given the current political situation in the world – a virus pandemic, rising unemployment, violent political conflicts – they don’t bode well for anyone. It’s an old truth: “It starts with the Jews, but it doesn’t end with the Jews.”
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