The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
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BOOK ONE — INTRODUCTION<br />
compelled <strong>the</strong> government to abandon what some considered <strong>the</strong> gross misuse <strong>of</strong> taxpayer’s<br />
money, although Smith, in a letter to <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong> Eureka Springs, blamed it on “<strong>the</strong> lethal<br />
enemies <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ.” Later, in a news conference, Smith went on fur<strong>the</strong>r to blame <strong>the</strong><br />
cancellation on a “conspiracy <strong>of</strong> organized Jews.” Smith was even more infuriated when he<br />
learned that Jewish groups were protesting his idea to stage a Passion Play loaded with anti-<br />
Semitic hatred. Protesting Jewish groups were not only upset at <strong>the</strong> plan to stage <strong>the</strong> play, but<br />
also at <strong>the</strong> Humble Oil and Refining Company, whose vacation guide book listed Smiths<br />
location(s) as among <strong>the</strong> “recommended” outdoor attractions for vacationers.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Anti-Defamation League complained, as <strong>the</strong>y do, to Humble Oil Company, which<br />
responded that Humble Oil was unaware that Smith’s record as an anti-Semite, but <strong>the</strong>n it is said<br />
that Humble Oil added that <strong>the</strong> company didn’t much care if he was. <strong>The</strong> Anti-Defamation<br />
League decided to consider this a thoughtless response, and told <strong>the</strong> general public <strong>of</strong> that<br />
<strong>the</strong>ory. This caused many Jewish, and some ignorant non-Jewish customers to avoid that<br />
company. Supposedly, Humble Oil Company “got <strong>the</strong> point and issued an elaborate apology.”<br />
This apology is not available presently for <strong>The</strong> Reader’s review.<br />
Smith is alleged by his Jewish detractors to have gone to his grave convinced that some<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se episodes in which his personal views were obstructed or frustrated were pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
insidious, all-pervasive power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American Jewry, and it sharpened Smith’s anti-Semitism in<br />
his last years, which seemed to be perfectly all right with his followers.<br />
Even after his death <strong>the</strong>se followers continued to believe, as <strong>of</strong> 1982 — <strong>the</strong> publication<br />
date <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Source for much <strong>of</strong> this information, in <strong>the</strong> “myth” <strong>of</strong> a Jewish conspiracy, and<br />
however much such convictions might sound lunatic to o<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>the</strong> fact is that Jewish authors<br />
estimate <strong>the</strong> Christian Nationalist Crusade was getting about $300,000.00 per year in donations<br />
(in 1970’s dollar-values). <strong>The</strong> dollar-amount has no confirming data attached to it in Jewish<br />
publications, and it may be even higher, since <strong>The</strong> Adversary would probably not go so far as to<br />
make us feel that much better about a predecessors’ financial condition we might attempt to<br />
emulate. Smith’s attitude toward <strong>the</strong> Jews was suggested by his Jewish detractors as being a<br />
conviction which it could be <strong>the</strong> hallmark, or measuring stick, <strong>of</strong> all similar “extreme right-wing<br />
groups.”<br />
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