yehudmood:

antisemitic conspiracy theories about jewish power/money/influence work to obfuscate real power dynamics to shield the ruling class from rightful anger and criticism. that’s how antisemitism has always worked: create a scapegoat to divert attention away from yourself, a buffer between the oppressed and their oppressors. as a leftist if you are committed to exposing and dismantling systems of power and you engage in this type of rhetoric you are hurting yourself and the validity of your own movement. i shouldn’t have to frame this as “antisemitism is not beneficial for you” but since so many of you still don’t get it this is what it has to take. antisemitism doesn’t just endanger jews, it hurts all of us committed to the same goal. the sooner we realize that, the closer we can come to actually achieving it.