Understanding Jewish Influence I: Background Traits for Jewish Activism

Abstract

Beginning in the ancient world, Jewish populations have repeatedly attained a position of power and influence within Western societies. I will discuss Jewish background traits conducive to influ-ence: ethnocentrism, intelligence and wealth, psychological intensity, aggressiveness, with most of the focus on ethnocentrism. I discuss Jewish ethnocentrism in its historical, anthropological, and evolutionary context and in its relation to three critical psychological processes: moral par-ticularism, self-deception, and the powerful Jewish tendency to coalesce into exclusionary, au-thoritarian groups under conditions of perceived threat.

Keywords

• Judaism
• Ethnocentrism
• Intelligence
• Psychological Intensity
• Aggression

Yahudi Etkisini Anlamak I: Yahudi Aktivizminin Arka Plân Özellikleri

Abstract

Yahudi topluluklar, Antik dünyadan başlayarak, tarih boyunca Batı toplumları içinde defalarca güç ve nüfuz sahibi bir konuma ulaşmışlardır. Bu makalede, Yahudilerin söz konusu etkiyi yaratmaları-na imkân veren uygun arka plan özelliklerini tartışacağım: Bunlar “etnosentrizm”, “zekâ ve zengin-lik”, “psikolojik yoğunluk” ve “saldırganlık” olmak üzere dört tanedir. Burada üzerinde en çok dura-cağım özellik olan Yahudi etnosentrizmini tarihsel, antropolojik ve evrimsel olmak üzere üç bağ-lamda ve üç kritik psikolojik süreçle ilişkisi içinde tartışacağım. Bunlar ahlâkî tikelcilik, kendini kandırma ve algılanan tehdit koşulları altında dışlayıcı ve otoriter gruplar halinde bir araya gelme yönündeki güçlü Yahudi eğilimidir.

Keywords

• Yahudilik
• Etnik-Merkezcilik
• Zekâ
• Psikolojik Yoğunluk
• Saldırganlık

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