The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

The Protocols of the (Learned) Elders of Zion ({{lang-ru|????????? ???????? ???????? or ???????? ?????????}}) is a fraudulent document purporting to describe a plan to achieve Jewish global domination.

Subject matter

The Protocols take the form of an essay written as if it were an instruction manual to a new member of the Elders, which describes how they will run the world. The Elders seem to want to trick all "gentile nations", whom they call "goyim", into doing their will. This they will achieve by encouraging liberal ideas: such as the undermining of traditional morality, questioning authority, and sowing doubt about Christian and patriotic values. By controlling the media and finance the conspirators will replace the traditional sources of social order with one based on mass manipulation. In these respects the Protocols draw on long-standing conservative and Christian criticisms of modernity, radicalism and capitalism, but present these developments as part of an orchestrated plot, rather than as a product of impersonal historical processes.

Related Topics:
Gentile - Goy - Liberal - Christian - Patriotic - Modernity - Radicalism - Capitalism

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The document is written from the point of view that the reader will already understand that the Freemasons are a secret society with a hidden political agenda, but the Protocols purport to show that even that agenda is really being controlled by the Elders, a sort of conspiracy theory within a conspiracy theory. The idea that the Freemasons formed part of an anti-Christian conspiracy had a long history prior to this date. Furthermore, the Abbé Barruél had already accused the Jews of founding the Bavarian Illuminati. At the time, Freemasonry was popular as were many fraternal organizations. Their biggest opponent, the Catholic Church, opposed them for their open support for freedom of religion and "enlightenment ideals". In the Protocols, Freemasons and "liberal thinkers" are shown to be tools for the Jews to eventually create a Jewish theocracy.

Related Topics:
Abbé Barruél - Bavarian Illuminati - Enlightenment ideals - Theocracy

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Another unusual point is that the Protocols seem to describe a forthcoming "kingdom", and goes into great lengths as to how things will be run in this kingdom. However, even during this kingdom the Elders will still not have direct control over the laws, and instead will continue to assert control via usury and manipulation of money. Even the "King of the Jews" himself, will be nothing more than a figurehead.

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