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Didn't the world see, carried on right into the Middle Ages, the same old system of martyrs, tortures, faggots? Of old, it was in the name of Christianity. To-day, it's in the name of Bolshevism. Yesterday, the instigator was Saul: the instigator to-day, Mardochai. Saul has changed into St. Paul, and Mardochai into Karl Marx. By exterminating this pest, we shall do humanity a service of which our soldiers can have no idea.

Adolf Hitler#114

AntisemitismPropagandaPersecutionPolitical speech

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker equates Bolshevism with Christianity, claiming both use violence and blame Jewish figures for societal issues.
In plain terms
He compares communism to Christianity and blames Jews for both.
What can you take from it?
Watch for false equivalencies in political rhetoric.

Where it applies

  • political speeches
  • radicalization

Putting it to work

  • media literacy
  • critical reading

Questions to consider

  • Why compare distinct ideologies?
  • How does this dehumanize others?

Another view

The analogy is historically inaccurate and hateful.

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