Capapsadpos

 Someone once said to you – I think it was Kronawetter –: “Anti-Semitism is the socialism of the dumb guy.” That might be a neat thought but it is not accurate at all. The true supporters of anti-Semitism, the small business- and landowners are not wrong, from theirpoint of view. To them, capital mostly appears in the shape of the Jew. 

From August Bebel (one of the founders of the German Social Democracy)  “In Hesse and other parts of south-west Germany, for example, where I am familiar with the situation, all mortgages are owned by Jews and whoever wants to buy agrarian supplies finds Jews at every market. 

That is how, to common people, the ills of capitalism always appear in the guise of the Jew and it is only natural that these classes, unaccustomed to brooding over the capitalist system, draw from their actual, real life experiences and fall victim to anti-Semitism. “

At the same time, small businesses face strong competition from Jewish corporations: clothing-, shoe- and textile-shops are almost exclusively in the hands of Jews and having to compete with them is crushing for a lot of members of this particular class. by Anti-Semitism must necessarily and contrary to its own will transform itself into a revolutionary movement