Several prominent theories of fascism in the 20th century distinguish antisemitism by three common features of fascist speech: projection, stereotypy and idiosyncrasy. A review of President Trump’s speeches reveal the presence of these three features, despite the affirmations by the Trump Administration that they are opposed to antisemitism, that Donald Trump is a friend of the Jews, and that the Trump administration is active in leveling the charge of antisemitism against its opponents in civil society and higher education. This talk seeks to explain how antisemitism could be advanced by a regime that prominently claims to represent the opposite.
Eric Levi Jacobson is a British and American professor of philosophy and Jewish studies. He received his Dr. Phil from the FU-Berlin and was the 2008 Kurt-David-Brühl Gastprofessur für Jüdische Studien. He is the director of the Vermont Center for Social Research.
