Antisemitism as a socio-political strategy throughout history - Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer addresses "Antisemitism:
History & Myth" at David Horowitz
Freedom Center event in L.A.

Robert Spencer discusses his new book about anti-Semitism, exploring its historical roots and manifestations in modern society. He details how anti-Semitic ideologies are linked to conformity pressures across different cultures and religions—including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Spencer highlights current trends in anti-Semitism and emphasizes the refusal of Jews to conform as a pivotal factor driving such hatred.

Introduction of Robert Spencer

The video opens with an introduction to Robert Spencer, a prolific author with extensive experience in discussing Islamic and anti-Semitic ideologies. He is recognized for his contributions to the dialogue on religious bigotry, particularly through his recent work on anti-Semitism.

Context of Spencer's Book

Spencer's book 'Anti-Semitism: History and Myth' elevates the discussion of contemporary anti-Semitic sentiments following the October 7 attacks. He addresses how longstanding stereotypes resurfaced, compelling him to explore the reasons behind such enduring and evolving hatred.

Understanding Conformism and Anti-Semitism

Spencer posits that a fundamental reason for anti-Semitism lies in conformism, the human tendency to adhere to societal norms. He argues that Jews have historically resisted conformity within larger societies, which has often led to their vilification as outsiders.

Christian Anti-Semitism

The history of Christian anti-Semitism is discussed, emphasizing the theological claims against Jews stemming from the belief that they are responsible for Christ's death. Spencer critiques the contradictions within this belief, showing how it has fueled persecution historically.

Islamic Anti-Semitism

Spencer highlights anti-Semitism within Islamic texts, contending that such rhetoric has deep historical roots that predate modern Western influence. He emphasizes the Quran's references to Jews as enemies and how this shapes contemporary Muslim perspectives on Israel.

National Socialism and Socialism's Role

He discusses National Socialism and its racial ideology, which frames Jews as a dangerous other. Similarly, he points out how socialism, particularly in its international form, has historically targeted Jews in its pursuit of conformity and ideological purity.

Contemporary Anti-Semitism Trends

The video concludes with a warning about the resurgence of anti-Semitic sentiments across various platforms, noting how modern discussions often echo historical prejudices. Spencer calls for a deeper understanding of these patterns to combat their growth. 

Daniel Greenfield, an Editor on FrontPageMag.com and contributor to JihadWatch, offers context of  Robert Spencer's talk near UCLA, where IslamoMarxist students and faculty impeded his appearing last semester.

Daniel Greenfield: The War on You - How the Left and Silicon Valley are Destroying Freedom

How do you know what you believe to be true is accurate? The liberal bias that big-tech companies like Google do to bias the disseminating of non-liberal information on its platform has been confirmed by whistleblowers and undercover video on Project Veritas. 


Liberals working at "open platforms" like Google, Bing, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter (with management complicity) discriminate against conservatives' views have operated without fear of government intervention under the Obama era. How, under the Trump administration, do non-liberal opinion-holders expressing views privately, online, or among co-workers and friends become affected? 

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Fellow who addresses the issue of liberal / government over-reach in his The Point blog on FrontPage Magazine, addressed a David Horowitz Freedom Center audience on 19 June '19. The talk (videoed here) is entitled  "The War on You - How the Left and Silicon Valley are Destroying Freedom."
Mr. Greenfield begins: "I hope your cell phones are turned off. I’m not saying this because I’m worried about interruptions. If you have a really creative ringtone and it goes off during the talk, I might try humming a few bars.
But Alexa, Siri, and the rest of the smart assistants never stop spying… am I allowed to say spying, or is James Comey going to pop up and object… and I’m going to say some very not nice things about Silicon Valley and you can never tell when those girls are listening.
If I come back home and there’s an Amazon Prime package with a horse’s head in it, I’ll know why.
...
The internet used to be about empowering individuals. Then the big dot coms like Google came along and made it a gated community. If you wanted to exist on the internet, you had to play by their rules.
Then social media came along and made the individual the center of the internet again.
You saw what Aunt Sally wanted you to see, instead of what Google wanted you to see.
After Trump won, the wheel began turning again. Social media is being censored, fact checked and transformed into another Google where somebody in San Francisco decides what you should see. And what you shouldn’t see.
Take YouTube, its whole pitch is that it’s about You. These days it’s censoring a whole bunch of you's, PragerU, Steven Crowder, James O’Keefe, because there’s no room for You on YouTube. ... "

(Mr. Greenfield's speech transcript continues below-the- fold).

Freedom Center editor and writer, Mark Tapson, discusses the normalizing of liberal fascism in the mainstream - and discrimination against libertarians and Republicans.

How discrimination by political affiliation has enabled Big-Tech to enforce a legal form of segregation. Follow Mr. Greenfield's curated "The Point" on FrontPage Magazine. 

See transcript below:

TurningPoint USA group presents Robert Spencer on UCLA campus - under heavy security

Robert Spencer addressing UCLA's TurningPoint USA club

Robert Spencer, a critical scholar of political Islam, founded and runs Jihad Watch. He addressed a public audience at UCLA's Royce Hall on Monday, March 4, 2019 organized by Charlie Kirk's TurningPoint USA (this by the college clubs of Southern California) which was attended by club members and members of the public. 

While the audience was very supportive, the security was very tight. A few older students (who appeared to be Muslim) arrived late and after listening for awhile, departed early. 

Transcript: [Applause]

Robert Spencer: "A few years ago, Barack Obama went to Cairo and he spoke at al-Azhar, which is the foremost institution in Sunni Islam and he made an outreach speech to the Islamic world that was very famous at the time. You may have heard about it. And he chose a lot hard to speak because of its prestige and its centrality and influence among Muslims of oh hello the among sunni muslims worldwide and so i thought that it would be appropriate to start off with a couple of quotes from this guide I brought here which is called Reliance of the Traveler. It is certified by al-Azhar as it conforms to the practice and faith of the Orthodox Sunni community and that is the certification of the general Department for research writing and translation at al-Azhar,so if you want to know what Islam is all about they're saying this is it conforms to the practice and faith of the Orthodox learning community and in this book you can read that the Muslim community has the responsibility it's

here section o nine-point eight if you've got it with you it makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians in order to, excuse me, until they become Muslim or else pay the non-muslim poll tax. The Calif and of course there is no Calif right now get to that but the Kayla fights all other people's until they become Muslim or are permitted to live under the protection of the Islamic state if they either become Muslim or agree to pay the poll tax. Now when we are speaking about

societies that protect human rights and make sure that equal protection of the law is afforded to all people and the people of different perspectives can live together in mutual respect and harmony. 

Then we are talking about something that is very different from this that is enjoining warfare against people simply because they hold to another faith. Now this is a matter of

serious concern because there are people who believe in this and consider it their responsibility before God to wage war in accordance with these directives and others that I could show you.