Part 1
Talking to Human Beings
MemesIndependent
Rational Thinking
Memes
Memes
Memes
BELIEVE ME
BELIEVE ME BELIEVE
ME
BELIEVE ME
BELIEVE ME
Part 2
YIISAYale Initiative for the
Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism
In May 2009, Dry Bones Cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen was made a Visiting Fellow (Artist in Residence) at YIISA.
He was asked to study the relationship between antisemitism and political cartoons.
Putting Ideas in People’s Heads
Metaphoric Image
YIISA
2.Put into Categories
1.Collect Cartoons
18901941 NAZI Soviet
Egypt 2006
Palestinian Authority
1900 WoodcarvingJordan 2001India 2006
Palestine 2008 Qatar 2002
Demonizing ZoomorphicDehumanizing Family
Demonizing ZoomorphicDehumanizing Family
Demonizing ZoomorphicDehumanizing Family
Baby Eaters
Blood Drinkers
Clawed Beings
Demons
Devouring Mouth
Horns
Reaper
Dog
Mushroom
Octopus
Pig
Reptile
Snake
Spider
Vermin
Vulture
Worm
Demonizing
Devouring Mouth
Dehumanizing Family
Dehumanizing CodesJews are demonic, baby-killing, satanic, blood drinking, vermin
Stereotyping CodesJews are rich, ugly, money-grubbing, powerful, and they secretly
control the Banks, the Media, and the World
Virus!
A belief system which is contagious and destructive to the
functioning of the host society.
Part 3
Biological Viruses Infect people
Computer Viruses Infect our Digital Systems
Resistance and Adaptation!
The host population is suddenly immune to the virus.
Part 4
Moral Inversion Codes
Moral Inversion CodesJews are Nazis
3 Code Families1. Dehumanizing Codes2. Stereotyping Codes3. Moral Inversion Codes
Evolution of the Virus
Part 5
MemeticsDehumanizing
Stereotyping
The Virus in the 19th century
MemeticsDehumanizing
Stereotyping
Moral Inversion
The Virus today
Disease Control
1. Collect samples of its various strains. 2. Examine its methods of contagion. 3. Warn the public.
Viral Antisemitism
Code Continuity
NAZI
Soviet
Contemporary
Code Continuity
Contemporary
Turkey
Iran
South Africa
China
IndonesiaIran
Money
Nazi
SovietPalestinian Authority
Money
Chicago Tribune, May 30, 2003
Medieval
Nazi
Palestinian Authority
Baby Eating
Baby Eating
Best Cartoon of the Year (2003) The British Political Cartoon Society.
Killing Children in their Mothers’ Arms
Iran
Brazil
Turkey Mexico
Arab
Media Control
South Korea
Two Incidents
Pat Oliphant
Incident at Cologne
Incident at Cologne
Incident at Cologne
The Secret Codes
Hidden War
Part 6
www.SecretCodesHiddenWar.com
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