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> cooked up a ridiculous propaganda campaign to demonize a rich philanthropist A key part of this is preying on and amplifying racism and antisemitism. That So
by jacobolus 7y ago
> cooked up a ridiculous propaganda campaign to demonize a rich philanthropist
A key part of this is preying on and amplifying racism and antisemitism. That Soros is Jewish is essential to the message.
Scapegoating outsiders and minority groups by labeling them as threatening / disloyal has been a long been an effective way for would-be dictators to build/consolidate support among a fearful and cowardly populace.
- aries1980 7y ago> A key part of this is preying on and amplifying racism and antisemitism. That Soros is Jewish is essential to the message. I don't know where did you get this from, but the two consultants, who were hired to design the Soros campaign are jews: Arthur Finkelstein and George Birnbaum. Source: https://24.hu/belfold/2019/01/14/soros-gyorgy-fidesz-kampany-arthur-finkelstein-george-birnbaum/ https://24.hu/belfold/2019/01/14/soros-gyorgy-fidesz-kampany... (Hungarian) .
- jacobolus 7y agoHere’s an English language source, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hnsgrassegger/george-soros-conspiracy-finkelstein-birnbaum-orban-netanyahu https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hnsgrassegger/george-so... Why do you think it’s impossible for Jewish political consultants to organize an antisemitic propaganda campaign? To take a US example, Donald Trump’s white supremacist policy advisor and speechwriter Stephen Miller is Jewish.
- aries1980 7y agoI don't think it is impossible, but in such an unlikely case, I'd require direct proof to the antisemitic propaganda from the Hungarian government in relation to the (populist indeed) George Soros campaign.