Are You Thinking Critically or Just Echoing Hitler?

The antisemitic claims we hear today about Jewish power, media control, and global conspiracies are not new. They are lifted straight from the pages of Hitler’s manifesto. Recognising their origins is essential to confronting them.

Antisemitism didn’t end with the Holocaust. It didn’t die in 1945. It simply learned to dress itself differently. What we hear today, in conversations, on social media, and even in political debates, are often the same old lies, repackaged for a modern audience.

When people say things like “Jews run the banks” or “Zionists control the media,” they often think they’re saying something edgy or uncovering hidden truths. But these claims are not original. They are nearly word-for-word what Adolf Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, his manifesto of hate that laid the ideological groundwork for the murder of six million Jews.

In Mein Kampf, Hitler accused Jews of controlling global finance. He said they exploited the working class and used money to dominate the world. He claimed they manipulated the press to spread lies and poison public opinion. He called them parasites, bacilli, and corrupting agents of culture and politics. He even blamed Jews for both capitalism and communism, suggesting they engineered both systems to cause division and profit from destruction. He said they caused World War I to benefit financially and that they were never loyal to any country, only to themselves.

These same ideas are echoed today, often under different names. People talk about “globalist elites” or the “Jewish lobby.” They spread conspiracies about the Rothschild family or claim Israel controls the world’s media and foreign policy. Others deny the Holocaust or say Jews use it for sympathy and political gain. These are not political critiques. These are updated versions of the same hate that fueled genocide.

Even when it appears in the context of discussions about Israel or Zionism, it often crosses a line from legitimate criticism into recycled antisemitism. Saying that Israel wants to dominate the world, that Zionists manipulate global events, or that Jews always put their religion before their country, these are all modern forms of ancient slander. They may now be dressed as activism, anti-imperialism, or resistance, but their roots are rotten and well-documented.

It is important to understand that these ideas didn’t begin with Gaza or with the state of Israel. They didn’t start in the 20th century either. They are part of a much longer history of antisemitic conspiracy theories and dehumanisation. What Hitler did was to bring them together in one book and then turn them into state policy, with deadly consequences.

So when you hear someone say Jews control the world, remember what you’re really hearing. You are not hearing the truth. You are hearing Hitler. You are hearing Mein Kampf. You are hearing an echo from one of the darkest chapters in human history.

We cannot allow these lies to take root again. Education is one of the strongest tools we have. Knowing where these ideas come from helps us recognise them for what they are. When we understand the history, we are better prepared to call out the hate, challenge the misinformation, and prevent the past from repeating itself.

The language may have changed. The slogans may look different. But the hate is the same.