A reason why some German Jews supported Hitler was that they thought that his anti-Semitism was only for “stirring up the masses”.[1] Also, they adhered to a kind of respectability politics that led many non-Jews in the German Reich to congratulate the VnJ with the phrase, “If only all Jews were like you.”[2]
Imagine your love for them would be reciprocated in their love for you
Act like “I’m one of the good ones” and oppress people who are like you but don’t perfectly match up to the idealised figure of the authoritarian leader
Oppressing others is a win/win for people who enjoy pretending to important AND bullying others, and I can’t see it ever completely going out of style.
I don’t know their views on that, it’s never come up. I know they really hate black people, which is the primary impetus behind their support of trump. They like to use the word “native” to describe them, thinking they’re oh-so-subtle and secret with that shit, similar to the “let’s go brandon” vibe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews
I have a few lesbian coworkers who are absolutely rabid trumpers. It’s just some of the craziest shit I’ve encountered in person.
How to get imagined social status:
Oppressing others is a win/win for people who enjoy pretending to important AND bullying others, and I can’t see it ever completely going out of style.
I take it they’re TERFs?
I don’t know their views on that, it’s never come up. I know they really hate black people, which is the primary impetus behind their support of trump. They like to use the word “native” to describe them, thinking they’re oh-so-subtle and secret with that shit, similar to the “let’s go brandon” vibe.