
Hannah Arendt’s ”The Origins of Totalitarianism” (Part 2/6)
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The Idea of a Race Was Used to Associate Certain Qualities With Jewish People
Disraeli was a figure of the palvinus, some one who has gained influence even though they were from an outsider identity category. And disraeli very much sympathized with the experience of jewish people. He didn't sympathize with them, but he very much recognized that although he renounced his jewish identity and really embraced christianity, he still held on to that to some extent. Even disraeli believed very much in a jewish conspiracy that was trying to take over british parliament.
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