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-->'''[[Series/TheJewsAreComing Zuckermann:]]''' Don't you know the headlines this picture [of an Octopus encircling the globe] will make? "The Jews have murdered a giant octopus in outer space!"
-->'''Goldberg:''' Zuckermann, we're planning to TakeOverTheWorld! Don't you think it would make a worse headline?

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space!"\\
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Zuckermann, we're planning to TakeOverTheWorld! Don't you think it would make a worse headline?headline?
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* AntiRoleModel: Intended as such on meta level. The reader is supposed to learn which actions of the "goyim" allegedly pave the way for Jewish rule so that they can do the opposite.



* AntiRoleModel: Intended as such on meta level. The reader is supposed to learn which actions of the "goyim" allegedly pave the way for Jewish rule so that they can do the opposite.



* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: The ends of creating a tyrannical state ruled by a self-declared master race (the alleged authors) justify the means used to achieve it.
-->"As you see, I found our despotism on right and duty: the right to compel the execution of duty is the direct obligation of a government which is a father for its subjects. It has the right of the strong that it may use it for the benefit of directing humanity towards that order which is defined by nature, namely, submission... Everything in the world is in a state of submission, if not to man, then to circumstances or its own inner character, in all cases, to what is stronger. And so shall we be this something stronger for the sake of good."



* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: The ends of creating a tyrannical state ruled by a self-declared master race (the alleged authors) justify the means used to achieve it.
-->"As you see, I found our despotism on right and duty: the right to compel the execution of duty is the direct obligation of a government which is a father for its subjects. It has the right of the strong that it may use it for the benefit of directing humanity towards that order which is defined by nature, namely, submission... Everything in the world is in a state of submission, if not to man, then to circumstances or its own inner character, in all cases, to what is stronger. And so shall we be this something stronger for the sake of good."



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Since the Protocols were forged by the Tsarist regime to demonize the Jews, yet they look favourably upon an authoritarian government and poorly upon democratic government; it would seem at least in part to be actually intended to indoctrinate the reader in the authoritarian ideology of their windmill 'enemy'. It is supposed to make the reader assimilate the Authoritarian ideology of the made up enemy by attempting to understand them so as to effectively oppose them.



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Since the Protocols were forged by the Tsarist regime to demonize the Jews, yet they look favourably upon an authoritarian government and poorly upon democratic government; it would seem at least in part to be actually intended to indoctrinate the reader in the authoritarian ideology of their windmill 'enemy'. It is supposed to make the reader assimilate the Authoritarian ideology of the made up enemy by attempting to understand them so as to effectively oppose them.



* StrawmanPolitical: Because the WindmillPolitical advocates authoritarian right-wing ideology yet declares left-wing democratic ideology useful to its goals and was forged by that kind of regime; the Okhrana were likely creating a strawman version of their own ideology in order to contest with their real position. By destroying this strawman the authors reinforce their own similar ideology, since it is perceived as opposing the things that are useful to the strawman version of that ideology.



* StrawmanPolitical: Because the WindmillPolitical advocates authoritarian right-wing ideology yet declares left-wing democratic ideology useful to its goals and was forged by that kind of regime; the Okhrana were likely creating a strawman version of their own ideology in order to contest with their real position. By destroying this strawman the authors reinforce their own similar ideology, since it is perceived as opposing the things that are useful to the strawman version of that ideology.
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-->"When we at last definitely come into our kingdom by the aid of coups d etat prepared everywhere for one and the same day, after definitely acknowledged (and not a little time will pass before that comes about, perhaps even a whole century) we shall make it our task to see that against us such things as plots shall no longer exist."

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-->"When we at last definitely come into our kingdom by the aid of coups d etat d'etat prepared everywhere for one and the same day, after definitely acknowledged (and not a little time will pass before that comes about, perhaps even a whole century) we shall make it our task to see that against us such things as plots shall no longer exist."



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Since the Protocols were forged by the Tzarist regime to demonise the Jews, yet they look favourably upon an authoritarian government and poorly upon democratic government; it would seem at least in part to be actually intended to indoctrinate the reader in the authoritarian ideology of their windmill 'enemy'. It is supposed to make the reader assimilate the Authoritarian ideology of the made up enemy by attempting to understand them so as to effectively oppose them.

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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Since the Protocols were forged by the Tzarist Tsarist regime to demonise demonize the Jews, yet they look favourably upon an authoritarian government and poorly upon democratic government; it would seem at least in part to be actually intended to indoctrinate the reader in the authoritarian ideology of their windmill 'enemy'. It is supposed to make the reader assimilate the Authoritarian ideology of the made up enemy by attempting to understand them so as to effectively oppose them.
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In 1993, a Russian court officially declared ''The Protocols'' to be an antisemitic forgery. But if you think ''this'' stopped people from believing in them, then you ''really'' haven't been paying attention.

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In 1993, a Russian court officially declared ''The Protocols'' to be an antisemitic forgery.forgery, the first time the book was denounced as such in its country of origin. But if you think ''this'' stopped people from believing in them, then you ''really'' haven't been paying attention.
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In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted ''The Protocols'' to be [[TrollFic a forgery]], finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.

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In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted ''The Protocols'' to be [[TrollFic a forgery]], finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, then boy are you very naïve.
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''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is the Bible for antisemites around the world. Allegedly, it describes a Jewish cabal's EvilPlan to TakeOverTheWorld in their own words -- in short, the TropeCodifier for many an elaborate [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theory]] today.

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''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is the Bible for antisemites around the world. Allegedly, it describes a Jewish cabal's EvilPlan to TakeOverTheWorld in their own words -- in short, the TropeCodifier for many an elaborate [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theory]] theory today.
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* LaResistance: The Jesuits are heavily implied to be this, with which the Elders are to deal with through MaliciousSlander.

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* LaResistance: The Jesuits are heavily implied to be this, with which the Elders are to deal with through MaliciousSlander.
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* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: The "goyim" (Gentiles or non-Jews, depending on your definition) are to be made stupid, gullible and immoral by encouraging excessive consumption of alcohol, while the Jews are to remain sober, allowing the Elders to more easily manipulate the resulting mass of idiots.

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* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: The "goyim" (Gentiles or non-Jews, depending on your definition) are to be made stupid, gullible and immoral by encouraging excessive consumption of alcohol, while the Jews are to remain sober, allowing the Elders to more easily manipulate the resulting mass of idiots. (In real life, Jewish religious rituals and celebrations can include copious amounts of wine.)
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In 1993, a Russian court officially declared ''The Protocols'' to be an antisemitic forgery. But if you think ''this'' stopped people from believing in them, then you really have not been paying attention.

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In 1993, a Russian court officially declared ''The Protocols'' to be an antisemitic forgery. But if you think ''this'' stopped people from believing in them, then you really have not ''really'' haven't been paying attention.
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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when antisemitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.

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First appearing published in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when antisemitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.
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In the West today, ''The Protocols'' continue to be circulated among neo-Nazi groups. They also inspired ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries'', ''Literature/{{Hunter|WLPierce}}'' and other white nationalist works by William Luther Pierce. However, the book's biggest contemporary success has been in the Middle East. ''The Protocols'' were believed authentic by UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. In 2002, Egyptian television aired ''Knight Without a Horse'', a MiniSeries based on ''The Protocols''. Saudi Arabian textbooks describe ''The Protocols'' as a genuine historical document. And this is just scratching the surface.

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In the West today, ''The Protocols'' continue to be circulated among neo-Nazi groups. They also inspired ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries'', ''Literature/{{Hunter|WLPierce}}'' and other white nationalist works by William Luther Pierce.Pierce, the founder and leader of the National Alliance. However, the book's biggest contemporary success has been in the Middle East. ''The Protocols'' were believed authentic by UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. In 2002, Egyptian television aired ''Knight Without a Horse'', a MiniSeries based on ''The Protocols''. Saudi Arabian textbooks describe ''The Protocols'' as a genuine historical document. And this is just scratching the surface.
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'''[[Series/TheJewsAreComing Zuckermann:]]''' Don't you know the headlines this picture [of an Octopus encircling the globe] will make? "The Jews have murdered a giant octopus in outer space!"
'''Goldberg:''' Zuckermann, we're planning to TakeOverTheWorld! Don't you think it would make a worse headline?

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'''[[Series/TheJewsAreComing -->'''[[Series/TheJewsAreComing Zuckermann:]]''' Don't you know the headlines this picture [of an Octopus encircling the globe] will make? "The Jews have murdered a giant octopus in outer space!"
'''Goldberg:''' -->'''Goldberg:''' Zuckermann, we're planning to TakeOverTheWorld! Don't you think it would make a worse headline?
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'''[[Series/TheJewsAreComing Zuckermann:]]''' Don't you know the headlines this picture [of an Octopus encircling the globe] will make? "The Jews have murdered a giant octopus in outer space!"
'''Goldberg:''' Zuckermann, we're planning to TakeOverTheWorld! Don't you think it would make a worse headline?
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In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted ''The Protocols'' to be a forgery, finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.

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In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted ''The Protocols'' to be [[TrollFic a forgery, forgery]], finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.

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* VillainProtagonist: The 'story' is told from the POV of the villains, i.e., the titular Elders.



* VillainProtagonist: The 'story' is told from the POV of the villains, i.e., the titular Elders.
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In the West today, ''The Protocols'' continue to be circulated among neo-Nazi groups. They also inspired ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries'', ''Literature/{{Hunter}}'' and other white nationalist works by William Luther Pierce. However, the book's biggest contemporary success has been in the Middle East. ''The Protocols'' were believed authentic by UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. In 2002, Egyptian television aired ''Knight Without a Horse'', a MiniSeries based on ''The Protocols''. Saudi Arabian textbooks describe ''The Protocols'' as a genuine historical document. And this is just scratching the surface.

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In the West today, ''The Protocols'' continue to be circulated among neo-Nazi groups. They also inspired ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries'', ''Literature/{{Hunter}}'' ''Literature/{{Hunter|WLPierce}}'' and other white nationalist works by William Luther Pierce. However, the book's biggest contemporary success has been in the Middle East. ''The Protocols'' were believed authentic by UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. In 2002, Egyptian television aired ''Knight Without a Horse'', a MiniSeries based on ''The Protocols''. Saudi Arabian textbooks describe ''The Protocols'' as a genuine historical document. And this is just scratching the surface.
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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when anti-Semitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.

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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when anti-Semitism antisemitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.
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''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is the Bible for anti-Semites around the world. Allegedly, it describes a Jewish cabal's EvilPlan to TakeOverTheWorld in their own words -- in short, the TropeCodifier for many an elaborate [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theory]] today.

In the 19th-early 20th century, sinister racist and anti-Semitic trends were on the rise, and many European countries have ideologically contributed to what would later become [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust the greatest genocide of the 20th century]]. France contributed Arthur de Gobineau who was the pioneer of scientific racism. Britain contributed Houston Stewart Chamberlain who became "Hitler's John the Baptist" and was in his time praised by many intellectuals. And this book is Russia's contribution to the nightmare.

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''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is the Bible for anti-Semites antisemites around the world. Allegedly, it describes a Jewish cabal's EvilPlan to TakeOverTheWorld in their own words -- in short, the TropeCodifier for many an elaborate [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theory]] today.

In the 19th-early 20th century, sinister racist and anti-Semitic antisemitic trends were on the rise, and many European countries have ideologically contributed to what would later become [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust the greatest genocide of the 20th century]]. France contributed Arthur de Gobineau who was the pioneer of scientific racism. Britain contributed Houston Stewart Chamberlain who became "Hitler's John the Baptist" and was in his time praised by many intellectuals. And this book is Russia's contribution to the nightmare.



In the West today, ''The Protocols'' continue to be circulated among neo-Nazi groups. They also inspired ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries'', ''Literature/{{Hunter}}'' and other white nationalist works by William Luther Pierce. However, the book's biggest contemporary success has been in the Middle East. ''The Protocols'' were believed authentic by UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. In 2002, Egyptian television aired ''Knight Without A Horse'', a MiniSeries based on ''The Protocols''. Saudi Arabian textbooks describe ''The Protocols'' as a genuine historical document. And this is just scratching the surface.

In 1993, a Russian court officially declared ''The Protocols'' to be an anti-Semitic forgery. If you think ''this'' stopped people from believing in them, then you really have not been paying attention.

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In the West today, ''The Protocols'' continue to be circulated among neo-Nazi groups. They also inspired ''Literature/TheTurnerDiaries'', ''Literature/{{Hunter}}'' and other white nationalist works by William Luther Pierce. However, the book's biggest contemporary success has been in the Middle East. ''The Protocols'' were believed authentic by UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. In 2002, Egyptian television aired ''Knight Without A a Horse'', a MiniSeries based on ''The Protocols''. Saudi Arabian textbooks describe ''The Protocols'' as a genuine historical document. And this is just scratching the surface.

In 1993, a Russian court officially declared ''The Protocols'' to be an anti-Semitic antisemitic forgery. If But if you think ''this'' stopped people from believing in them, then you really have not been paying attention.attention.
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In 1920, Henry Ford brought ''The Protocols'' to the United States, where he published some 500,000 copies. You probably know Henry Ford as "that car guy", but there was another side to him. When a reporter pointed out to him that ''The Protocols'' had been exposed as fake, Ford replied, "The only statement I care to make about ''The Protocols'' is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fit the world situation up to this time. They fit it now." Across the Atlantic, Ford's view was shared by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain man]] in Germany, who would directly cite them in his autobiography, ''Literature/MeinKampf''. It's been said that ''The Protocols'' were Hitler's "warrant for genocide". Eventually Ford declared [[OldShame he'd made a colossal mistake]] in publishing ''The Protocols'' and later printed articles attacking it in ''The Dearborn Independent'' (the newspaper he owned).

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In 1920, Henry Ford brought ''The Protocols'' to the United States, where he published some 500,000 copies. You probably know Henry Ford as "that car guy", but there was another side to him. When a reporter pointed out to him that ''The Protocols'' had been exposed as fake, Ford replied, "The only statement I care to make about ''The Protocols'' is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fit the world situation up to this time. They fit it now." Across the Atlantic, Ford's view was shared by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain man]] in Germany, UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, who would directly cite them in his autobiography, ''Literature/MeinKampf''. It's been said that ''The Protocols'' were Hitler's "warrant for genocide". Eventually Ford declared [[OldShame he'd made a colossal mistake]] in publishing ''The Protocols'' and later printed articles attacking it in ''The Dearborn Independent'' (the newspaper he owned).
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** Which is pretty unintentionally funny, considering almost every major Jewish ceremony involves at least one cup of wine. Passover, for instance, prescribes four cups at minimum.
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* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: The book itself, based on a near-identical forgery of an anti-Napoleonic satire.

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* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: The book itself, based on a near-identical forgery of an anti-Napoleonic anti-Bonapartist satire.
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* PoesLaw: The Protocols were intended to be satire, as some theories claim, then it would be the most triumphant example ''ever''.

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* PoesLaw: The If the Protocols were intended to be satire, as some theories claim, then it would be the most triumphant example ''ever''.
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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when anti-Semitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.

In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted ''The Protocols'' to be a forgery, finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.

[[UsefulNotes/RedOctober The fall of the Romanovs and subsequent rise of the Soviets]] saw a mass exodus of White (anti-communist) Russians, many of whom brought copies of ''The Protocols'' with them, using them as tools of propaganda against the communist regime, believing it to be concocted by Jews ([[ContrivedCoincidence conveniently reinforced]] by the fact that both UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky and his ideological forebear KarlMarx were of Jewish stock).

In 1920, Henry Ford brought ''The Protocols'' to the United States, where he published some 500,000 copies. You probably know Henry Ford as "that car guy", but there was another side to him. When a reporter pointed out to him that ''The Protocols'' had been exposed as fake, Ford replied, "The only statement I care to make about ''The Protocols'' is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fit the world situation up to this time. They fit it now." Across the Atlantic, Ford's view was shared by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain man]] in Germany, who would directly cite them in his autobiography, ''Literature/MeinKampf''. It's been said that ''The Protocols'' were Hitler's "warrant for genocide". Eventually Ford declared [[OldShame he'd made a colossal mistake]] in publishing ''The Protocols'' and later printed articles attacking it in the ''Dearborne Independent'' (the newspaper he owned).

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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when anti-Semitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.

In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted ''The Protocols'' to be a forgery, finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[http://en.''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.

[[UsefulNotes/RedOctober The fall of the Romanovs and subsequent rise of the Soviets]] saw a mass exodus of White (anti-communist) Russians, many of whom brought copies of ''The Protocols'' with them, using them as tools of propaganda against the communist regime, believing it to be concocted by Jews ([[ContrivedCoincidence conveniently reinforced]] by the fact that both UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky and his ideological forebear KarlMarx Creator/KarlMarx were of Jewish stock).

In 1920, Henry Ford brought ''The Protocols'' to the United States, where he published some 500,000 copies. You probably know Henry Ford as "that car guy", but there was another side to him. When a reporter pointed out to him that ''The Protocols'' had been exposed as fake, Ford replied, "The only statement I care to make about ''The Protocols'' is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fit the world situation up to this time. They fit it now." Across the Atlantic, Ford's view was shared by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain man]] in Germany, who would directly cite them in his autobiography, ''Literature/MeinKampf''. It's been said that ''The Protocols'' were Hitler's "warrant for genocide". Eventually Ford declared [[OldShame he'd made a colossal mistake]] in publishing ''The Protocols'' and later printed articles attacking it in the ''Dearborne ''The Dearborn Independent'' (the newspaper he owned).
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In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted the ''The Protocols'' to be a forgery, finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.

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In 1921, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graves Philip Graves,]] an Irish reporter and Constantinople correspondent for ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Times,]]'' asserted the ''The Protocols'' to be a forgery, finding that much of it bore a distinct resemblance to ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dialogue_in_Hell_Between_Machiavelli_and_Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu,]]'' an 1864 satire against Napoleon III, written by French lawyer and Bourbon royalist Maurice Joly, which nicely explains why ''The Protocols'' read as though they were meant for dissemination in 19th-century France. But if you think this stopped people from believing in ''The Protocols'', then, boy, are you very naïve.
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In 1920, Henry Ford brought ''The Protocols'' to the United States, where he published some 500,000 copies. You probably know Henry Ford as "that car guy", but there was another side to him. When a reporter pointed out to him that ''The Protocols'' had been exposed as fake, Ford replied, "The only statement I care to make about ''The Protocols'' is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fit the world situation up to this time. They fit it now." Across the Atlantic, Ford's view was shared by a certain man in Germany, who would directly cite them in his autobiography, ''Literature/MeinKampf''. We're talking about UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, in case you're slow. It's been said that ''The Protocols'' were Hitler's "warrant for genocide". Eventually Ford declared [[OldShame he'd made a colossal mistake]] in publishing ''The Protocols'' and later printed articles attacking it in the ''Dearborne Independent'' (the newspaper he owned).

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In 1920, Henry Ford brought ''The Protocols'' to the United States, where he published some 500,000 copies. You probably know Henry Ford as "that car guy", but there was another side to him. When a reporter pointed out to him that ''The Protocols'' had been exposed as fake, Ford replied, "The only statement I care to make about ''The Protocols'' is that they fit in with what is going on. They are sixteen years old, and they have fit the world situation up to this time. They fit it now." Across the Atlantic, Ford's view was shared by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler a certain man man]] in Germany, who would directly cite them in his autobiography, ''Literature/MeinKampf''. We're talking about UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, in case you're slow.''Literature/MeinKampf''. It's been said that ''The Protocols'' were Hitler's "warrant for genocide". Eventually Ford declared [[OldShame he'd made a colossal mistake]] in publishing ''The Protocols'' and later printed articles attacking it in the ''Dearborne Independent'' (the newspaper he owned).
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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when anti-Semitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.

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First appearing in 1903, during the twilight years of UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, when anti-Semitism was at its height (pogroms and all that) and the House of Romanov looked like it was in trouble ([[RomanovsAndRevolutions ([[UsefulNotes/RomanovsAndRevolutions it was]]), ''The Protocols'' are widely believed to be authored by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhrana Okhrana,]] the Tsar's SecretPolice -- specifically, by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Golovinski Matvei Golovinski,]] journalist and Paris agent, on orders from then chief [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Rachkovsky Pyotr Rachkovsky.]] The intended message boils down to, "All the problems in Russia are caused by the Jews, so don't blame the Tsar. Also, the Jews want you to overthrow the Tsar, so don't do that. In fact, the Tsar is the best thing to have happened to Russia since unification!" -- granted, the Tsar was only mentioned sparingly and offhandedly, but the point still stands.
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In the 19-early 20 century, sinister racist and anti-Semitic trends were on the rise, and many European countries have ideologically contributed to what would later become [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust the greatest genocide of the 20th century]]. France contributed Arthur de Gobineau who was the pioneer of scientific racism. Britain contributed Houston Stewart Chamberlain who became "Hitler's John the Baptist" and was in his time praised by many intellectuals. And this book is Russia's contribution to the nightmare.

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In the 19-early 20 19th-early 20th century, sinister racist and anti-Semitic trends were on the rise, and many European countries have ideologically contributed to what would later become [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust the greatest genocide of the 20th century]]. France contributed Arthur de Gobineau who was the pioneer of scientific racism. Britain contributed Houston Stewart Chamberlain who became "Hitler's John the Baptist" and was in his time praised by many intellectuals. And this book is Russia's contribution to the nightmare.
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In the 19-early 20 century, sinister racist and anti-Semitic trends were on the rise, and many European countries have ideologically contributed to what would later become [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust the greatest genocide of the 20th century]]. France contributed Arthur de Gobineau who was the pioneer of scientific racism. Britain contributed Houston Stewart Chamberlain who became "Hitler's John the Baptist" and was in his time praised by many intellectuals. And this book is Russia's contribution to the nightmare.

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