Well, since this is pro U.S gov't being opposed (Bongbong Marcos has actually welcomed more Amerikkkan military presence there), this is hopefully not a color revolution.

Well, I'm a bit confused on that too and it's weighin' on my conscience

Is it correct to understand that antisemitism itself is one possible manifestation of the logic of antisemitism and the logic should not be viewed as exclusive to Jewish people?

Yes...

Now on the first question, regarding their role in political economy, take my info with a grain of salt as I try my best to explain the origins of medieval judenhass:

The role of Jews in medieval political economy (taking England for an example) was to do the employment that Christians weren't specialized in, religiously forbidden to do, etc. due to the fact that Jews were originally outsiders, both in faith and foreign nature.

In this case, the initial role of merchant and the later role of moneylender seemed to define them, as they evolved to fit the necessary economic niches to be filled during those times. {not that they had much choice, since medieval society barred them from others}

Also, regarding England:

Jews, as the only outsiders in an otherwise homogeneous Christian society, were wards of the king. {note - essentially property to medieval royalty to be taxed directly by them}

Perhaps - {some selected royal} privileges, {association with Jesus' crucifixion}, and the perception of Jews being a part of the royal court, created from the start a propensity a propensity for attracting resentment

Nonetheless, they were kept as a necessary economic 'evil'

It was only when the contemporary rise of proper international banking from Italy competed with their role as moneylenders, that the European kingdoms in the 1300s finally started to exile the Jews, alongside the increasing local judenhass (often encouraged), which made the Jews economically obsolete in their political economy.

Is this a UK thing where y'all refer to types of leftists as if they were drinks (smh soft and hard)

Anyways, yeah - they oughta get their shit straight, united together for this situation.

Was he explicitly anti-communist? No.

Was he part of a western-origin music movement susceptible to western influence and vibes, which is a musical genre called Rock? Yes.

I would say more or less he's a product of his time, since his band got most of their popularity during Perestroika and Glasnost, under the policies of revisionist Gorbachev's gov't.

There's a reason why they allowed him to do two movies, Assa and Igla

But then again, I'm being charitable. But I'm just saying, if you're going to shoot down the man's name himself, I tell you, save your hate more for Gorbachev and the second capitalist economy.

Potato Pride Harvest Time!

Fellow KINO enjoyer?

I think it's gotta do with the renaissance in Jewish social mobility and acceptance into secular society in 19th century western capitalist society

To summarize, the framework of antisemitism is essentially based around the reactionary preconception that their social mobility would lead to the 'subversion' of the imperialist and capitalist West, by these historically disenfranchised peoples, with not only their newfound 'surreptitiously acquired power' but its foreign values that justify it.

Consequently, this preconception acts as not just a justification of discrimination, but a violent movement against them. And this logic is then extrapolated to other peoples of the world, especially and purposefully revolutionaries, who were challenging those same ruling classes.

The logic of antisemitism, far from being banished with the Nazis, became completely naturalized in the West. From Lord of the Rings to The Dark Knight Rises we hear the same story again and again and again: {according to the ruling classes,} swarthy hordes are surreptitiously manipulated behind-the-scenes by crooked wizards and deceptive illusionists — often hiding in plain sight, in our midst! — and lay siege to everything that is balanced and well-rounded and pure and good and holy and white and which by rights should be eternal. The manipulators do so for no discernible reason other than greed and ressentiment.

The tragic cycle begins to appear eternal: innocent, well-meaning, hard-working folks are, time and again, viciously tricked by the scapegoating of a new rogue in the gallery — Indigenous, Black, Spanish, Jewish, Soviet, Vietnamese, Cuban, Serbian, Muslim, Libyan, Syrian, Korean, Venezuelan, Russian, Chinese.

Sourced from:

https://redsails.org/masses-elites-and-rebels/#george-orwells-very-british-antisemitism

(Edit: I prolly didn't summarize and write this, as succinctly as I could, maybe later I will)

What were the progressive classes at the time? The small landowners? The proletarii?

I mean, those are two, but since Roman Empire was a slave economy and society, I'd say it was the slaves that were most progressive.

Also, I'm confused, what Bonaparte, you talking of, Napoleon I? Napoleon III?

Poems by Parnia Abbasi, a 23-year-old Iranian poet killed by Israel today

The Extinguished Star

I wept for the both

for you

and for me

you blow at

the stars, my tears

in your world

the freedom of light

in mine

The chase of shadows

you and I will come to an end

somewhere

the most beautiful poem in the world

falls quiet

you begin

somewhere

to cry the

murmur of life

but I will end

I burn

I’ll be that extinguished star

In your sky

like smoke

Israeli soldier who killed Shireen Abu Akleh named, was later killed by Palestinian fighters - The New Arab