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Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories by Mike Rothschild
mandik's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
What did I just learn?! I had 0 knowledge of the Rothschild before reading this book. The conspiracies around this one family is absolutely wild. Alex Jones… we already knew he was “special” but dang! I don’t think I can formulate a direct thought right now
shieldbearer's review
challenging
medium-paced
5.0
a must read for anyone interested in history or judaism. I knew the roots of antisemitism were deep and pervasive, but there's so much more to it than I knew, and I've been actively learning and trying to educate myself on antisemitism for a couple years now. This book focuses on the Rothschilds, but there's a lot of overlap with antisemitism in general, especially in modern conservative theory. an invaluable text.
meche11e's review against another edition
5.0
This book was bananas.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5
I’ve heard vaguely coded antisemitism my whole life, but wow was this a deep dive into how deeply antisemitism has been engrained in our culture such that only the truly egregious gets a call out.
Part history book, part dark comedy, Jewish Space Lasers follows one the longest running conspiracy theories in history: the Rothschilds. Along the way he goes into how and why each culture has clung to this conspiracy theory to explain everything from the outcomes of wars to the gold standard to why someone’s career never took off. The scope of this conspiracy theory is so vast, confusing, and intertwined with other conspiracy theories, that it’s on the one hand hard to comprehend and on the other you can see why it’s so alluring. It’s as if the entirety of western civilization’s ills can be drilled down to a singular family, which is slightly comforting to people with metallic headwear needing a more understandable worldview - no matter how far fetched.
If you’re looking for a conversation starter for your great uncle Jerry that will surely devolve, this is the book for you. If you’re just interested in how deeply seeded antisemitism is in our world and get a glimpse into how people are currently attempting to follow the same path to justify the destruction of the Jewish people, this book is a very educational, though deeply distressing, read.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5
I’ve heard vaguely coded antisemitism my whole life, but wow was this a deep dive into how deeply antisemitism has been engrained in our culture such that only the truly egregious gets a call out.
Part history book, part dark comedy, Jewish Space Lasers follows one the longest running conspiracy theories in history: the Rothschilds. Along the way he goes into how and why each culture has clung to this conspiracy theory to explain everything from the outcomes of wars to the gold standard to why someone’s career never took off. The scope of this conspiracy theory is so vast, confusing, and intertwined with other conspiracy theories, that it’s on the one hand hard to comprehend and on the other you can see why it’s so alluring. It’s as if the entirety of western civilization’s ills can be drilled down to a singular family, which is slightly comforting to people with metallic headwear needing a more understandable worldview - no matter how far fetched.
If you’re looking for a conversation starter for your great uncle Jerry that will surely devolve, this is the book for you. If you’re just interested in how deeply seeded antisemitism is in our world and get a glimpse into how people are currently attempting to follow the same path to justify the destruction of the Jewish people, this book is a very educational, though deeply distressing, read.
ellabynight's review against another edition
dark
informative
slow-paced
2.5
Full of lots of good info, but the subject matter is by its nature repetitive, so the book dragged quite a bit in the middle. I found the last chapters on how all this plays out in modern US politics to be the most interesting.