Anti-Semites secretly imitate the Jews they claim to despise

Evidence

The mental energy harnessed by political anti-Semitism is this rationalized idiosyncracy. All the pretexts over which the Führer and his followers reach agreement, imply surrender to the mimetic attraction without any open infringement of the reality principle—honorably, so to speak. They cannot stand the Jews, yet imitate them. — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 143

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘rationalized idiosyncrasy’ — the central mechanism naming how political anti-Semitism channels mimetic fear through rational pretexts.
• XREF: connects to: Jews are stereotyped as natural mimics who remain Jews precisely by assimilating successfully — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 761; Jews are hated for displaying mimetic impulses civilization has repressed — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 140; Anti-Semitic rage targets those who appear to enjoy happiness the masses were denied. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1429 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Jews are hated for displaying mimetic impulses civilization has repressed #expands (0.92) — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 140
• Jews are stereotyped as natural mimics who remain Jews precisely by assimilating successfully #exemplifies (0.72) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 761