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personally, I think that 'Stalinism' can follow the basic logic of anti-Semitism (in its insistence upon the elimination of foreign entities etc. - I know I'm 'asking' but don't want to go into a tendency war about this...)
As far as early revolutionary ideology goes, its pretty rampant throughout.
Chalk it up to l'espirit du temps
In America, its more overt forms stem from the conspiratorial worldview. (although, to me, this seems to waning - granted my social sphere isn't necessarily representative of the general American populace)
as far as anti-Semitism is concerned, tbh, a I think that a lot of it stems from Israel-Palestine (I'm not taking the hardline-Zionist stance here - all criticisms of the state of Israel are necessarily anti-Semitic - just pointing out an issue that everyone likes to dance around...)
The issue for me is in (at least, what I perceive as) a conflation of ideas or mixing up the metaphors i.e. the comparison between the policies of the State of Israel and things that it has nothing to do with like gentrification or the border wall in Arizona.
All of these issues need to be taken on their own terms (in their own historical/ whatever-context)
anti-Semitism aside, as far as 'Red' or 'Social-Fascism' is concerned - I think it stems from a problem of militancy. (I haven't fully developed this idea - when and if I do, I'll try and elaborate more...)
Stalin is viewed this way for things he's done, like sending these various groups to the labor camps and, in my opinion, nationalism.
In the States, at lot of it most definitely "stems from" the U.S. general international outlook that "the Jews pull the strings", etc., very similar to the era that allowed Hitler to gain a following.
The Israel-Palestine conflict causes resentment to Jews, without a doubt; those aware and opposed to Zionism may resent all Jews for the beliefs and actions of a select group of them. The fact that centuries-old generalizations and stereotypes don't help the situation, either. Also, without a doubt, criticizing Israel is not criticizing Jews in any way -- it's criticizing a state.
I think the comparisons you mentioned (Israel and the fence in Arizona) are mentioned together by some because they are examples of religious bigotry, nationalism, and racism, and the only thing that most Americans that are exposed to when it comes to that are Mexicans, Guatemalans, etc. (if nationalism wasn't mentioned African-American prejudice is extremely prevalent, too). They're generalizing something that should not be generalized in any situation.
And finally, militancy, which we obviously need, is definitely a breeding ground for bigotry, etc. If the Left's militant organizations had more cooperation and coordination, much of this reactionary outlook could be educated, and, therefore, edradicated.
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Jesus Christ. Stalin was such an enemy of the Jews that he was accused of being in their employ. Lenin was party jewish so it is doubly strange that an anti-semite would spend so much time praising him.
The only thing that could seem like antisemitism is the Doctor's Plot but this is only if you have no understanding of historical context.
I didn't, and I don't think anyone on here, claimed Stalin was anti-Semitic towards ethnic Jews who renounced Judaism and joined the Party. However, how he acted towards whole populations of people is a different story.