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"Antisemitism is the socialism of fools" (German: "Der Antisemitismus ist der Sozialismus der dummen Kerle") is a phrase denouncing the notion that Jewish "wealth" or "power" is the root of social injustice.^[1] According to British historian Richard Evans, the phrase was likely coined by Austrian left-liberal politician Ferdinand Kronawetter, but is often attributed to German social democrat August Bebel and occasionally to Karl Marx.^[2] By the 1890s, the expression was widely used among German social democrats.^[3]

Neoconservative philosopher Leo Strauss argued that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin may have believed that, because fools were numerous, a "socialism of fools" would be advantageous. Strauss suggested that Stalin deliberately fostered antisemitism for this reason.^[4]

References

^ Wuliger, Michael (1 July 2013). "SPD der dummen Kerls". Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ Friedman, Max Paul (2012). Rethinking Anti-Americanism: The History of an Exceptional Concept in American Foreign Relations. Cambridge University Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780521683425.
^ Evans, Richard J. (2005). The Coming of the Third Reich. Penguin. p. 496. ISBN 9781101042670.
^ Smith, Steven B. (2007). Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism. University of Chicago Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780226763897.

Battini, Michele; Mazhar, Noor; Vergnano, Isabella (2016). Socialism of Fools: Capitalism and Modern Anti-Semitism. Columbia University Press. doi:10.7312/batt17038. ISBN 9780231541329.
Lipset, Seymour Martin (1969). "The Socialism of Fools": The Left, the Jews & Israel. Anti-Defamation League.
Lerner, Michael (1992). The Socialism of Fools: Anti-Semitism on the Left. Tikkun Books. ISBN 9780935933055.
Brustein, William I.; Roberts, Louisa (2015). The Socialism of Fools?: Leftist Origins of Modern Anti-Semitism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316368176.
Jürgens, Peer (2013). Antisemitismus: Sozialismus des dummen Kerls? Sozialdemokratie und Antisemitismus im Deutschen Kaiserreich (in German). Diplomica Verlag. ISBN 9783842868953.

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[1] Wuliger, Michael (1 July 2013). "SPD der dummen Kerls". Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[2] Friedman, Max Paul (2012). Rethinking Anti-Americanism: The History of an Exceptional Concept in American Foreign Relations. Cambridge University Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780521683425.

[3] Evans, Richard J. (2005). The Coming of the Third Reich. Penguin. p. 496. ISBN 9781101042670.

[4] Smith, Steven B. (2007). Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism. University of Chicago Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780226763897.

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 {{Short description|Statement opposing antisemitism attributed to August Bebel or Ferdinand Kronawetter}}
-'''"Antisemitism is the socialism of fools"''' ({{lang-de|"Der Antisemitismus ist der Sozialismus der dummen Kerle"}}) is a statement opposing the idea that Jewish wealth and power is the source of social injustice.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wuliger |first1=Michael |title=SPD der dummen Kerls |url=https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/spd-der-dummen-kerls/ |accessdate=27 May 2019 |work=Jüdische Allgemeine |date=1 July 2013 |language=de}}</ref> According to British historian [[Richard J. Evans|Richard Evans]], it was probably coined by Austrian [[Social democracy|social democrat]] [[Ferdinand Kronawetter]], but is commonly attributed to the German social democrat [[August Bebel]] and sometimes to [[Karl Marx]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Friedman |first1=Max Paul |title=Rethinking Anti-Americanism: The History of an Exceptional Concept in American Foreign Relations |date=2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521683425 |page=264 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W6SlfhN4iqsC&pg=PA264&dq=Sozialismus+der+dummen+Kerle&hl=gd&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij8PuHorviAhWOqZ4KHbpMBboQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=Sozialismus%20der%20dummen%20Kerle&f=false |language=en}}</ref> The phrase was in wide circulation among German social democrats by the 1890s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Evans |first1=Richard J. |title=The Coming of the Third Reich |date=2005 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9781101042670 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CmjBW3lsA84C&pg=PT592&dq=%22socialism+of+fools%22&hl=gd&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFtuO6mrviAhWzoFsKHXM_B_wQ6AEIaTAJ#v=onepage&q=%22socialism%20of%20fools%22&f=false |language=en|p=496}}</ref>
+'''"Antisemitism is the socialism of fools"''' ({{langx|de|"Der Antisemitismus ist der Sozialismus der dummen Kerle"}}) is a phrase denouncing the notion that Jewish "wealth" or "power" is the root of social injustice.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wuliger |first1=Michael |title=SPD der dummen Kerls |url=https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/spd-der-dummen-kerls/ |accessdate=27 May 2019 |work=Jüdische Allgemeine |date=1 July 2013 |language=de}}</ref> According to British historian [[Richard J. Evans|Richard Evans]], the phrase was likely coined by Austrian left-liberal politician [[Ferdinand Kronawetter]], but is often attributed to German social democrat [[August Bebel]] and occasionally to [[Karl Marx]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Friedman |first1=Max Paul |title=Rethinking Anti-Americanism: The History of an Exceptional Concept in American Foreign Relations |date=2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521683425 |page=264 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W6SlfhN4iqsC&dq=Sozialismus+der+dummen+Kerle&pg=PA264 |language=en}}</ref> By the 1890s, the expression was widely used among German social democrats.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Evans |first1=Richard J. |title=The Coming of the Third Reich |date=2005 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9781101042670 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CmjBW3lsA84C&dq=%22socialism+of+fools%22&pg=PT592 |language=en|page=496}}</ref>
-[[Leo Strauss]] argued that Soviet leader [[Joseph Stalin]] deliberately imported [[Nazi]] ideas about the Jews, considering that "socialism of fools" was a good thing because fools are common.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Steven B. |title=Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism |date=2007 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=9780226763897 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISeea7MiCz8C&pg=PA148&dq=%22socialism+of+fools%22&hl=gd&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ1s6Gm7viAhXJCTQIHSSrAr0Q6AEISTAF#v=onepage&q=%22socialism%20of%20fools%22&f=false |language=en|p=148}}</ref>
+Neoconservative philosopher [[Leo Strauss]] argued that [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Joseph Stalin]] may have believed that, because fools were numerous, a "socialism of fools" would be advantageous. Strauss suggested that Stalin deliberately fostered antisemitism for this reason.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Steven B. |title=Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism |date=2007 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=9780226763897 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISeea7MiCz8C&dq=%22socialism+of+fools%22&pg=PA148 |language=en|page=148}}</ref>
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 == Further reading ==
-* {{cite book |last1=Battini|first1=Michele|last2=Mazhar|first2=Noor |last3=Vergnano|first3=Isabella|title=Socialism of Fools: Capitalism and Modern Anti-Semitism |date=2016 |publisher=Columbia University Press |doi=10.7312/batt17038}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Battini|first1=Michele|last2=Mazhar|first2=Noor |last3=Vergnano|first3=Isabella|title=Socialism of Fools: Capitalism and Modern Anti-Semitism |date=2016 |publisher=Columbia University Press |doi=10.7312/batt17038|isbn=9780231541329}}
 * {{cite book |last1=Lipset |first1=Seymour Martin |authorlink= Seymour Martin Lipset|title="The Socialism of Fools": The Left, the Jews & Israel |date=1969 |publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]]|language=en}}
-* {{cite book |last1=Lerner |first1=Michael |title=The Socialism of Fools: Anti-Semitism on the Left |date=1992 |publisher=Tikkun Books |isbn=9780935933055 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/socialismoffools00mich }}
+* {{cite book |last1=Lerner |first1=Michael |title=The Socialism of Fools: Anti-Semitism on the Left |date=1992 |publisher=Tikkun Books |isbn=9780935933055 |language=en |url-access=registration |author-link=Michael Lerner (rabbi) |url=https://archive.org/details/socialismoffools00mich}}
-* {{cite book |last1=Brustein |first1=William I. |last2=Roberts |first2=Louisa |title=The Socialism of Fools?: Leftist Origins of Modern Anti-Semitism |date=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781316368176 |language=en}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Brustein |first1=William I. |author-link=William I. Brustein |last2=Roberts |first2=Louisa |title=The Socialism of Fools?: Leftist Origins of Modern Anti-Semitism |date=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781316368176 |language=en}}
 * {{cite book |last1=Jürgens |first1=Peer |title=Antisemitismus: Sozialismus des dummen Kerls? Sozialdemokratie und Antisemitismus im Deutschen Kaiserreich |date=2013 |publisher=Diplomica Verlag |isbn=9783842868953  |language=de}}
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+[[Category:1890s quotations]]
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+[[Category:Judaism and social class]]
+[[Category:Opposition to antisemitism]]
 [[Category:Political quotes]]
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+[[Category:Economic antisemitism]]
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+[[Category:Socialist antisemitism]]