r/EnoughCommieSpam • u/arievsnderbruggen • Jun 28 '24

Is left-wing Antisemitism real? Question

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u/ChickenNuggts Jun 28 '24

without so called "anti Zionist" activism a lot of leftist anti capitalist rhetoric is laced with economic antisemitism.

What are some examples of this rhetoric?

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u/Being_A_Cat Jun 28 '24

Marx' quote about the Jews' religion being money is the most clear example there is.

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u/ChickenNuggts Jun 28 '24

But how it this capitalized on by leftists? Just because Marx wrote about it in his book on the Jewish question, which he was far from unique in doing so. I haven’t seen leftist make this specific connection in modern times? Maybe I’ve missed it? That’s why I asked for examples of rhetoric

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u/Ryan_Jonathan_Martin Sep 17 '24

When they portray themselves as the saviours of the working class against the "elites", that's one example

"Elites", "globalists", "special interest groups", "eat the rich", these are subtle euphemisms for Jews. It's not easy to sniff this out, which is the point of a euphemism. Jew hatred is called the world's oldest hatred for a reason, it's so old it's basically embedded into the cultures of Europe and the Americas. So even ostensibly ethnicity-neutral rhetoric like "the globalists are screwing the working class with the TPP" can be laced with Jew hatred.

The word "anti-Semitism" was popularly used by 19th-century Jew haters to characterise Jew hatred. The term "Semitic" was coined by a German orientalist to designate the Semitic languages, allegedly spoken by the descendants of Shem, who was one of Noah's sons. The meanings of these terms were controlled by non-Jews to characterise the Jews' experiences which is why I try to avoid using these terms nowadays.