As many of my social media followers know, particularly on Instagram, for years I have spent many hours every day monitoring extremist, Neo-Nazi channels, pages, and spaces, with a particular focus on tracking Jew hatred (antisemitism).
Over the past two years I have tracked a stunning but not surprising shift: the ranks of Neo-Nazis and outright Jew haters were growing rapidly and becoming very diverse in a way that has not ever been seen in American history (including in the 1920s–30s).
To be clear, I am not talking about the blanket antisemitism label that conflates various types of antisemitism and the mislabeling of criticism of the Israeli government and military as antisemitism.
I am talking about unquestionable hatred of global Jewry and the embracing of some of the most dangerous and oldest conspiracies about Jews.
The point is that I was seeing groups of people, by age, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, who traditionally would never have been attracted to Neo-Nazi ideology, suddenly becoming radicalized, believing in it, and becoming dedicated to the cause.
As I became more and more alarmed at how Neo-Nazi groups I used to monitor would have people show up who simply wouldn’t have been a part of those groups before, I also noticed they weren’t even focused on the war in Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
They were talking about how Jews and sometimes Israelis were responsible for JFK’s assassination (this has repeatedly been disproven).
They would focus on Jewish power (not just the power of the Israeli government), and they would talk about ancient conspiracies like Jews poisoning wells, usury, and shaving the ridges on coins.
They would talk about reading Henry Ford’s The International Jew, one of the most antisemitic texts ever written, filled with dangerous conspiracies.
All of these conspiracies are dangerous because they have a history of inspiring violence against Jews.
Imagine yourself in my position and being used to seeing white men in these channels, and all of a sudden a Latina housewife shows up and starts talking about “waking up” and learning about Henry Ford. The next day a Black man and his white wife show up, and they talk about all the questions they have about Jewish power. The next day an Asian man shows up asking about poisoning wells.
That is what I have repeatedly witnessed and tracked over the past two years.
I will write more about this in the future and in great detail, but I wanted my readers to watch the video embedded at the top of this post to get a sense of the shift I am talking about.
I have hundreds of videos like this in my archives. And it’s just one type of video, involving one specific demographic.
And I am sharing it because so much of the reaction to it was people focusing on the criticism of AIPAC and not the other horrific references in it.
Three years ago, the thought of males this young, particularly Caucasian boys who have no direct relation to the region, using social media to express their thoughts about Israel would not only have been unimaginable, it would not have existed.
On the surface, some may say they are just criticizing AIPAC as a lobby or condemning the government of Israel, but that is absolutely not the case here.
They are repeating propaganda from Neo-Nazis.
(I have to add here that they are young enough to be doing it unwittingly.)
I know this because they start out by saying that Nick Fuentes, the Neo-Nazi who says that Jewish power is one of the greatest problems facing the world, has been paid off.
This is only something that Neo-Nazis have been pushing after Nick Fuentes said that he does not believe Charlie Kirk, the top Trump ally and head of Turning Point USA, was assassinated by Israel. That conspiracy has spread widely since Kirk’s assassination and been spread by people with some of the largest accounts on X, Instagram, and TikTok.
After Nick expressed his thoughts about the conspiracy and slapped it down, Neo-Nazis and various Jew haters lost their minds and said that they were convinced Nick had been paid off.
The $241,000 number mentioned in the video is odd, but I have to wonder if that comes from a typical tool that Neo-Nazis use to push the number of Jews they say (falsely) died during the Holocaust.
The number they push, which is false, is that 271,000 Jews were killed or died during the Holocaust, but they frequently find ways to push it into conversation by converting it in various forms.
Also, the repeated use of “wake up” is clearly from Neo-Nazi content, a term that is often used to describe people who have recently become aware of the problem of Jewish power.
And where did they get the idea that every member of Congress has “an AIPAC guy?” That is from Tucker Carlson’s show; it is something Congressman Thomas Massie said.
Massie, who is one of President Trump’s biggest political enemies, told Carlson this, and it quickly turned into a major conspiracy.
Every organizing group and lobbying group like AIPAC has local leaders who are charged with working with their member of Congress; it’s pretty simple.
One can criticize AIPAC without making it seem they operate in any other way than any other lobbying group.
As for the George Washington reference, the boys are likely referring to comments Washington made in his Farewell Address. Washington cautioned that foreign powers would try to interfere in American politics to advance their own agendas. He said Americans needed to be vigilant against “the insidious wiles of foreign influence,” describing it as one of the most destructive threats to republican government.
This portion of Washington’s Farewell Address is often weaponized against global Jewry, and in particular American Jewry, by Neo-Nazis.
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. But that jealousy to be useful must be impartial; else it becomes the instrument of the very influence to be avoided, instead of a defense against it. Excessive partiality for one foreign nation and excessive dislike of another cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real patriots who may resist the intrigues of the favorite are liable to become suspected and odious, while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests.”
This video was posted on TikTok, but it is not a problem with TikTok. I have seen many, many videos similar to this on Instagram.
The problem with calling out videos like this is that they will be lumped in with videos where younger people legitimately and earnestly call out the Israeli government and its actions.
They are not the same.
One is rooted in conspiracy theories spread by Neo-Nazis, and the other is based on empathy.
The only way to combat this exploding Jew hatred and the conspiracies that come with it is to analyze it honestly.
What people have been doing to fight Jew hatred has been grossly ineffective and I hope there is a revolution in that space because this is reaching the point of no return.
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