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[–] 44 points 1 month ago (4 children)

they proposed that large numbers of Jewish refugees should be encouraged to settle in Manchukuo or Japan-occupied Shanghai,[1] thus gaining the benefit of the supposed economic prowess of the Jews

Holy shit! 😬🤦🏻

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    You missed the wildest part:

    The idea was partly based on the acceptance of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion as being a genuine document by at least part of the Japanese leadership - but rather than arousing hatred of Jews, the intended effect of the Protocols, they actually caused the Japanese to consider the Jews as powerful potential allies for Japan.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago*

    Yeah, that's amazing. I never considered the idea that some antisemites make up a fake document to turn people against Jews for being secretly powerful and plotting an international domination conspiracy, and some instead go "powerful you say…? I want them on my side".

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