Jewish socialist organizing functioned as a fight against anti-Semitic conspiracy theory
Evidence
These revolutionaries had grander aims than simply denying their enemies the potent weapon of the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. They dedicated their lives to enacting socialism in the real world. Still, in their fierce dedication to making political education accessible to working people, I think it’s fair to see the battle against Jewish conspiracy as subtext, if not text. A quest to swap out the irrational hatreds of the vulnerable with worthier targets—economic systems, ideologies, structural inequities. To replace the socialism of fools with the socialism of facts. — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 949
Categorization
- QUESTION: Is the socialism-of-facts framing doing political work here, or is Klein projecting her own left’s wishful account onto the historical figures?