On Jew Hatred and Trolls

I posted the text below on my social media channels after getting annoyed by trolls who always respond to my posts about the explosion in Jew hatred, and my analysis and reporting on extremism and radicalization.

Several followers asked me to share it here so they could send it to those who aren’t active on social media.

I have made a few edits to make it more appropriate for Substack, but otherwise it’s basically the same text.

For those who don’t know me well, my commentary here isn’t a reflection of sadness or anything like that — I don’t care on an emotional level about these people. It’s more an expression of defiance.

On Jew Hatred and Trolls

I’m so sick of snark and trolling from people on social media because I talk about Jew hatred a lot.

First, those who have followed me for a while know this has been a focus of mine for more than 10 years — it’s not something I suddenly picked up post–October 7.

My focus is largely on extremism, particularly in America, and not on Israel, although I fully understand there’s crossover.

Second, people who say my focus on this is cringe, annoying, or stupid either don’t understand how serious this problem is — or they’re Jew haters themselves.

This is an urgent matter.

I wouldn’t spend this much time on it if it weren’t.

And despite what some people online seem to believe, it certainly isn’t lucrative or helpful to my career.

We know from decades of research that once someone adopts a fully developed antisemitic worldview, it becomes very, very difficult to deradicalize them — though not impossible.

I don’t want to lose more people to the abyss of Jew hatred and that’s why I spend so much time monitoring it, documenting it, and exposing it.

As far as I’m concerned, this is existential — not only for Jews, but also for the health of American society.

Whenever Jewish people say this, it’s often treated as a threat by neo-Nazis and other types of Jew haters.

But societies where Jew hatred is allowed to thrive and spread end up collapsing.

It’s not because Jews punish those societies, but because antisemitism corrodes institutions, destroys trust, and turns citizens against one another.

Once a society becomes comfortable blaming Jews for its problems, it has usually already entered a stage of deep political and moral decay.

When hatred of Jews becomes part of someone’s identity and worldview, it shapes how they understand everything: politics, morality, and even their sense of belonging.

Antisemitism operates differently from many other forms of hatred because it is conspiratorial in nature rather than simply prejudicial.

Conspiracy beliefs are self-sealing: evidence against them is interpreted as proof of the conspiracy itself.

People who adopt strong antisemitic views often move into social ecosystems that reinforce those beliefs: online communities, ideological networks, and political movements.

Antisemites also see their hatred as morally justified.

In their minds, they are defending civilization, fighting corruption, exposing hidden evil, and, as many of you learned recently, exposing child-killing pedophiles.

Once hatred becomes framed as a moral duty, deradicalization becomes far more difficult.

Antisemitism also “explains” everything to the Jew hater.

Because Jews are falsely framed as the hidden cause behind many unrelated problems, Jews become the grand explanatory theory for the world’s failures and for the failures and challenges people have personally.

People who criticize me or mock me ultimately don’t bother me. I’m used to being trolled and attacked. And let’s not forget: I’m one of Scientology’s biggest targets. Once you reach that point, little can bother you.

But it is deeply concerning — particularly because they cannot even claim that I spend my time advocating for Israel or defending the decisions of the Israeli government.

So their issue is with Jews.

Ultimately, if you have a problem with me talking about this, you can kiss my Iranian ass.

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