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Judeo-Bolshevism

Judeo-Bolshevism

9.9
A false belief that Jewish people secretly support or control communist movements
  • noun
  • /dʒuˈdeɪoʊ ˈbɔlʃəˌvɪzəm/
  • Slur
translation icon : judeo-bolchevismo
  • Many historians have debunked the myth of Judeo-Bolshevism as a conspiracy theory.

Examples

  • The propaganda campaign relied heavily on promoting the idea of Judeo-Bolshevism.

  • Many historians have studied the political use of Judeo-Bolshevism in early 20th-century Europe.

  • References to Judeo-Bolshevism can still be found in some contemporary extremist rhetoric.

  • The concept of Judeo-Bolshevism was used to justify many harmful policies.

  • Scholars often examine how Judeo-Bolshevism was employed in propaganda to incite fear and division in society.

  • The theory of Judeo-Bolshevism has been discredited by many researchers as an unfounded conspiracy.

  • Throughout history, accusations of Judeo-Bolshevism have been used to scapegoat Jewish communities during political upheavals.

Surface Forms

Judeo-Bolshevism singular
Judeo-Bolshevisms plural

Morphology

Judeo-Bolshevism = Bolshevism (semi-transparent) = Judeo + Bolshevism

The word is formed from 'Judeo-' plus 'Bolshevism', but the antisemitic conspiracy-theory sense is historically specialized rather than a fully regular everyday meaning.

Etymology

Judeo-Bolshevism joins Judeo- (meaning 'Jewish') and Bolshevism (the politics of the Bolsheviks, a Russian revolutionary group), so the word literally links Jews and that movement. It became a false and hateful 'conspiracy theory' used to blame Jewish people for Bolshevik politics, so today the term refers to that harmful propaganda.