Jewish Supremacism: My Awakening to the Jewish Question
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | David Duke |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2003 |
| Publisher | Free Speech Press |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 9781892796059 |
Jewish Supremacism: My Awakening to the Jewish Question is a 2003 book by former Klansman and white supremacist David Duke.[1] In it, Duke weaves together different Antisemitic canards to present a conspiracy theory alleging a Jewish plot to take over the world.[2][3] In 2007, an "updated and expanded" version was released. Duke has pushed the book's translation and publication in a number of languages.[4]
Jewish Supremacism elaborates on his previous book, My Awakening, in which he claims that the different races of humanity can only fight, and that non-white races must ultimately lose. Duke presents Jews as predatory oppressors in his attempt to defend antisemitism. Jewish Supremacism takes this theme further, arguing that Jews collectively believe they are a superior race. Duke reinterprets history to fit his argument. For example, he claims that:
- the Bolshevik Revolution had nothing to do with Communism, but was a Jewish plot to take over Russia
- no Jews were killed during World War II, and the Holocaust was a Jewish plot to garner sympathy
- the Separation of church and state in the United States is not to prevent unjust religious persecution, but divide and rule American Christians.[2]
- globalization is a power grab by the purported Jewish conspiracy
- the repeal of Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States was a Jewish plot to weaken the white race[5]
- the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center were orchestrated by Israel[5] and carried out by Mossad, and that no Jews died as a result.[3]
Duke attempts to establish motive by misquoting out-of-context passages from ancient Jewish writings, claiming that they prove that the majority of modern Jews believe they should rule the world.[2][4]
Duke promoted the book on his site by comparing it to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,[6] Duke also toured Spain,[7] Sweden, Hungary,[8] and Russia to promote the book. Duke's visit to Russia prompted the Anti-Defamation League to urge a criminal case against the book's author and publisher under Russia's anti-hate crime laws.[9]
References
- ↑ Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History by John Corrigan and Lynn S. Neal, University of North Carolina Press, 10 May 2010, p.251-252
- 1 2 3 Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution, Volume 1 by Richard S. Levy, ABC-CLIO, 1 Jan 2005, p.193
- 1 2 David Duke: Ideology, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
- 1 2 David Duke: Tactics, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
- 1 2 Either:
- "Antisemitism and Terrorism on the Electronic Highway" by Mark Weitzman, in Terrorism and the Internet: Threats - Target Groups - Deradicalisation Strategies, ed. Hans-Liudger Dienel, Y. Sharan, Christian Rapp, Niv Ahituv; IOS Press, 1 Jan 2010, p.12
- "Globalization, Conspiracy Theory, and the Shoah," by Mark Weitzman, in Holocaust Denial: The Politics of Perfidy, ed. Robert S. Wistrich, Walter de Gruyter, p.197
- ↑ From the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to Holocaust Denial Trials: Challenging the Media, the Law and the Academy, by Debra R. Kaufman, Vallentine Mitchell, 2007, p.31
- ↑ David Duke: Recent Activity, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
- ↑ David Duke: Background, part of Extremism in America, Anti-Defamation League
- ↑ David Duke in Russia, by the Anti-Defamation League