Williamsburg Regional Library

Jewish space lasers, the Rothschilds and 200 years of conspiracy theories, Mike Rothschild

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-310) and index

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Jewish space lasers

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Mike Rothschild

the Rothschilds and 200 years of conspiracy theories

"In 2018 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to share her suspicions that the California wildfires were started by 'space solar generators' which were funded by powerful, mysterious backers. Instantly, thousands of people rallied around her, blaming the fires on "Jewish space lasers" and, ultimately, the Rothschild family. For more than 200 years, the name "Rothschild" has been synonymous with two things: great wealth, and conspiracy theories about what they're "really doing" with it. Almost from the moment Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his sons emerged from the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt to revolutionize the banking world, the Rothschild family has been the target of myths, hoaxes, bizarre accusations, and constant, virulent antisemitism. Over the years, they have been blamed for everything from the sinking of the Titanic, to causing the Great Depression, and even creating the COVID-19 pandemic. Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories is a deeply researched dive into the history of the conspiracy industry around the Rothschild family - from the "pamphlet wars" of Paris in the 1840s to the dankest pits of the internet today. Journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild, who isn't related to the family, sorts out myth from reality to find the truth about these conspiracy theories and their spreaders. Who were the Rothschilds? Who are they today? Do they really own $500 trillion and every central bank, in addition to "controlling the British money supply?" Is any of this actually true? And why, even as their wealth and influence have waned, do they continue to drive conspiracies and hoaxes?" --Amazon

Introduction -- Greedy, cheap, and blessed: the history of Jewish money tropes -- A brief history of the Rothschilds, part 1: 1565-1868 -- The Waterloo canard: the Rothschild myth to end all myths -- The satan pamphlet: Rothschild conspiracy theories emerge after Waterloo -- Rises and falls: a brief history of the Rothschilds, part 2: 1868-1933 -- 'A country that defines all calculations': Rothschild myths in America -- To live with dignity: the Rothschilds and Word War II -- Calling all crackpots: Rothschild conspiracy theories in the postwar world -- Disinformation superhighway: Rothschild conspiracy theories take over the internet -- Wouldn't have to work hard: the Rothschilds in popular culture -- 'Making money the Jewish way': Rothschild conspiracy theories around the world -- #FlyRothsFly: Rothschild conspiracy theories in the age of Trump -- It's not easy being God: how George Soros became the Rothschilds of the twenty-first century -- Epilogue: the Rothschilds of Nordstetten -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

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