In the wake of the collapse of major investment banks and the government’s proposed bailout of financial institutions, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is reporting a dramatic upsurge in the number of anti-Semitic statements being posted to Internet discussion boards devoted to finance and the economy.
Hundreds of anti-Semitic posts regarding Lehman Brothers and other institutions affected by the subprime mortgage crisis have been submitted to discussion boards dealing with finance, with many more arriving by the minute. The messages rail against Jews in general, with some charging that Jews control the government and finance as part of a “Jew world order” and therefore are to blame for the economic turmoil.
Anti-Jewish invective also has surfaced on a wide variety of blogs and conspiracy Web sites, according to ADL, which monitors anti-Semitism on the Internet through its Center on Extremism. And similar messages have also appeared on neo-Nazi and white supremacist Web sites and Internet forums, which frequently seek to exploit current issues in an effort to spread anti-Semitism to potential recruits.
“We know from modern history that whenever there is a downturn in the global economy, there will be an upturn in the level of anti-Semitism and bigotry, and that is what we are seeing now,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. “The age-old canards about Jews and money are always just beneath the surface. As we witnessed after 9/11, whenever there is trouble or uncertainty in the economy or world events, Jews become the scapegoats, and ugly anti-Semitic canards are given new life.”
Examples of some of the more virulent anti-Semitic posts to mainstream Finance message boards include:
*”(Jews have) infiltrated Wall Street and Government and have ruined our country.”
*”What is a GS Jew? Goldman Sachs? Jews are greedy, rotten slime balls.”
*They (Jews) love money nothing else, no faith or religion can be so heartless to their victims.”
*That’s how they work they short the stock all the way making billions and then cover right it up sell and then taxpayers to the rescue and it is true all those institutions are ran by Jews….”
While operators of the most popular finance message boards, including those hosted by Yahoo! Finance, have been quick to remove offensive comments, the rate at which new posts are arriving prevents them from removing all of the objectionable material before it is widely read. In many cases, other individual members of the groups have immediately responded against the anti-Semitic comments, decrying the messages as bigoted, inappropriate and categorically false. In recent weeks since the crisis started to unfolded, many Internet users have reported their concerns directly to ADL.
“The good news is that providers of Internet services and moderators of message boards and even individual users are quick to react whenever anti-Semitism enters the discussion,” said Mr. Foxman. “The service providers are responsive, and in most cases the offensive messages are quickly removed. But in many cases — especially with online discussions that occur in real time and are closely followed by large groups of users — the damage is already done.”
Similar anti-Semitic sentiments about the economy are appearing with great frequency on white supremacist Web sites such as Stormfront, the largest Internet forum for white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Posts and discussions on Stormfront have included references to Jewish control of the banking industry and suggestions that Jews hold complete power over government and the financial services sector.
Wrote one poster on a particular message board of the collapse of Lehman Brothers: “No doubt many of the board of directors, which is usually composed of the major shareholders that wield power, are still largely Jewish…..I would imagine the likelihood of the Fed etc. bailing the company out depends largely to what degree it is Jewish owned.”
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And now we will begin hearing more from Larouche. Back in August of ’07, he vehemently warned about the current crisis, and he has been stoking the fires about the wicked “British,” which in his circles is the ‘code word’ for the Jews, who he blames for the crisis. If his fascists pass critical mass, they will, rachmana litzlan, remind us what it was like to be a Jew in Germany in the thirties.
and if they are referencing barney frank they may just be justified
guys we still have till and including yom kipper we better daven hard!!! if you dont see another….chas vishalom coming then you must be sleeping and this current news is a wake up call so please take them to heart and beg for rachamie shamayim
thank you:0
#4, #2 means that Barney Fag mismanaged his Chairmanship in the House overseeing the economy.
Someone once remarked that the American Goiyim are so much better then the Germans, to which a clever Jew answered, “they are more or less the same, only the Americans are well fed!”
If G-d Forbid they become hungry (in trouble) they will bark like the Germans, at the Jews of course.
A hungry DOG barks!
We are seeing it now with the market on the verge of collapsing.
move to Eretz Yisrael now
This is a good reminder that, no matter how good things have been for us in the USA (as compared to most other places) this is still Galus. Our greatest danger to ourselves is in forgetting that fact and becoming complacent.
Joseph, wow, that was a witty pun. Too bad Dick Armey beat you to it over 10 years ago. Also, he called it a mistake & apologized.
Given the epiphets used here to those who are different, I can’t say I’m surprised about the anti-Semitism shown on other forums. After all, I do hold this forum to a higher standard.
anon,
Indeed. I recall that press conference and the ensuing melee. (Nor do I calim credit for it.) But Mr. Armey did not aplogize, as he stated it was a misprounounciation.
In this case though, I can assure you it was appropiately intended. Anyone who feels the need to advertise their perversion deserves no better.
Joseph, given your views, I’m sure that you understand that there are those who feel that way about Jews, and that you have no issues with them expressing their views in public forums. Many people believe that our stubbornness in maintaining our religion is the worst perversion there is.
You’re right about Dick Armey. I gave him more credit than he deserved.
anon, Yes, Mr. Armey was a one in a million, and this nation has not seen his like since. Too bad for that. But at least his points are kept alive and well.
You will never rid us of anti-semitism until the advent of Moshiach. This is no reason to compromise our views.
Joseph, while it is doubtful that anyone here is any way condones Toeiva, even our Gedolim recognize that it does exist.
Name calling is beneath us – it isn’t what a Yid should be doing during these 10 days, or any other. We’re supposed to be a light to the world, not additional shmutz-bearers.
illini,
I hadn’t previously been aware you are prone to violence, but thank you for admitting as much. I can assure you that preemptive measures would have more than left you handicapped if that thought more than crossed your mind.
AWoman: The Gedolim have used far stronger language regarding the sodomites than I have above. Indeed they have recognized they exist. And indeed the penalty for that sin is death. (The Congressman above is Jewish.)
#19, You’d lose your money in addition to your limb.
Also, what happened to your constitutional principals? Even if YOU feel it is repulsive, putting aside how wrong you are, you don’t believe in the constitutional right to free speech? Or do you believe that it is not only inapplicable where you don’t like it, but you are prone to violence when you hear speech not to your liking.
When the market is down, people’s pockets are empty and difficult times are predicted, the JEWS are to blame.
This has been a century long attitude.