Appropriating the King of Pop: The Far Right Co-Opts Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson has been named the “king of pop” for his timeless hits as a member of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist. His lyrics have brought individuals…
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Free Speech – What’s not to like?
This article argues that the attack on ‘cancel culture’ is the creation of a culture war where none exists. The number of cancelled events at universities is very small and…
Anti-Vaxxers’ Trivialization Of The Holocaust Is Antisemitic
In June of this year, a British nurse, Kate Shemirani, was struck off for spreading misinformation about the covid-19 pandemic. The fact that a nurse was arguing that the illness was…
The contemporary radical right’s inclusion of socially liberal and progressive positions: Should we trust them?
As of late, academic studies into the far right in Western society have acknowledged that some contemporary radical right (CRR) movements have abandoned the traditional values associated with the far…
“The Jew Is To Blame”: Young Neo-Fascists In Spain Spark Outrage
On February 13, an event that paid tribute to the División Azul soldiers (the Blue Division or the Volunteer Spanish Division) was held in the Almudena cemetery in Madrid. The honourees, a…
On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories (Part I)
When former war crimes prosecutor Stephen Rapp said, “we’ve got better evidence” against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad committing war crimes “than we had against the Nazis at Nuremberg,” he caused…
Remembering the Holocaust Memorial Day in 2021
Despite the unique challenges Holocaust remembrance events face this year, it is also clear that the collective effort to remember the past remains crucial, as echoes of the Nazi era…
Is Russia Immune to Anti-Semitism?
A new report on anti-Semitism in Russia for June-September 2020 was published in Moscow in October by the independent Center for Information and Analysis, SOVA. A month earlier, another study by a Russian think…
In Germany, antisemitism on social media can be linked to offline violence
On 8 September 2020, the 10th day of the Halle trial, several Jewish survivors gave their remarkable testimonies to the horrific crime. The crime took place on 9 October 2019 on…
What WhatsApp Conversations Reveal About the Far Right’s Ideology
Forum for Democracy (FvD) is a political party on the rise in the Netherlands. Thierry Baudet, FvD’s conservative revolutionary leader, positions himself and his party as right-wing and as an acceptable ideological…