RE: Zionists - The Jews and governments! Why do people blame Only the Jews?
A primary reason that pundits attack Jews is because the Bible frames the Jewish people as the "chosen people."
If I wanted to frame myself as the leader of the chosen people; then I have to start by dismissing people of Jewish descent.
The theory of the Divine Right of Kings claimed that authority of the kings of Europe flowed from a divine covenant with God. This meant that they had to create a history in which their bloodline was divine and other claimants to the status of chosen people were corrupted.
Another example comes with the Mormons. Joseph Smith and Brigham Young wanted to frame their religion as the new chosen religion for the Latter Days. So they developed a theology where the Jewish people lost this claim.
The converse aspect of these theories is that by framing Jewish people in a conspiratorial light, these pundits create a self-fulfilling prophecy that forces Jewish people into arrangements that appear conspiratorial.
Religion has a lot to answer for, if only we could all just forget about it, and come together to take down the real leaches "government" as it is now, then maybe we could make a better world, though divided we fall.
The complaint isn't just about religion. The political mind uses division to gain power. The Kings claiming that they have a divine covenant with God are seeking political power.
Many religions have theologies that empower people against their overlords.
Science doesn't do better than religion. Political science is largely about how leaders can use the scientific method to rule over the people.
Politicians routinely use tools from science to win elections. The result is a political environment where people are routinely manipulated by their leaders.
People who want to defend the people against their government need to be subtle. One needs to look at all of these things like political theory and theologies and discuss which ones lead to a better society and which lead people astray.
It is a tough task.
Indeed it is, though without the conversations, nothing can be achieved, and whilst society is heading towards people not willing to listen to a differing view, no new ideas can formulate from two or 3 differing perspectives, a tough task indeed.
This is where the word "ideology" comes in handy. If used correctly, the term allows people to discuss the effects of the ideas behind the system without attacking the people.
The idea that a group is a chosen people leads to conflicts doesn't say anything about the people in the group.
The term "ideology" was coined by a man name Antoine Destutt de Tracy while he was imprisoned by the Jacobins during the French Revolution. He defined "ideology" as the science of ideas and thought the National Assembly should be discussing ideas rather than chopping off heads as Robespierre was doing the in the Reign of Terror.
Napoleon used hatred of ideologues a key part of his rise to power. The ideologues were the people who wanted to discuss ideas. The way that Napoleon got us to hate the term is somewhat interesting.
It is one of those ironic things: The term "ideology" was created as an attempt to start conversations. Hatred of ideologues was created as a mechanism to stop conversations. Today we associate the terms "ideology" and "ideologue" with intransigence.
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