There is something deeply disturbing happening in our culture. Antisemitism, the ancient hatred that ultimately helped produce the Holocaust, is again creeping into politics, entertainment, and public discourse.

A North Carolina Democratic legislative candidate reportedly posted photographs of herself smiling near crematorium ovens at Dachau while suggesting supporters of President Donald Trump belonged in concentration camps.

Over six million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Using the machinery of genocide against political opponents shows how hatred consumes people, invoking history’s worst atrocities to justify their contempt. And this has spread across society.

For example, the war between Israel and Hamas has become a cultural battleground. At the New York Film Festival, protesters challenged the documentary “NAZA,” saying its portrayal of Palestinian civilian deaths failed to provide adequate context about Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack that started the war. Protesters displayed images of hostages and victims outside the premiere.

Criticism of Israel or its government can be part of legitimate political debate. However, it turns dangerous when October 7 is minimized, Jewish civilians become abstractions, and hostility toward Jews is agitated. The cry “from the river to the sea” carries particular weight because it calls for the elimination of Israel and the Jewish people living there. Jewish suffering cannot become acceptable collateral damage in somebody else’s political cause.

Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, barred Rapper Macklemore from performing at his stadium, citing what he called the rapper’s ‘broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery. Kraft said Macklemore effectively minimized Hamas’ October 7 massacre while portraying Israel as the aggressor.

Kraft has spent years confronting antisemitism through his Blue Square initiative and building bridges across racial and religious communities. Macklemore rejects accusations of antisemitism, but Kraft drew a firm line: advocacy for Palestinians cannot become justification for Hamas terrorism, antisemitism, or the murder of Jews. An American Jewish Committee survey found 86% of American Jews believe antisemitism has increased since October 7.

Visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, or Israel, and you will see where hatred can lead when a society excuses it long enough. It begins with words, stereotypes, mockery, and rationalizations. Eventually people become categories rather than human beings, and conscience becomes subordinate to ideology.

Scripture speaks directly to the treatment of the Jewish people. Zechariah 2:8 says, “for he who touches you touches the apple of His [God’s] eye.”

Political disagreements will come and go. Governments and their policies remain open to scrutiny. When hatred becomes more important than truth, facts become inconvenient, history gets rewritten, and evil becomes easier to justify. Antisemitism has traveled that road before, with horrific consequences.

Putting hatred above truth is, say it with me…Stupidocrisy.

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SOURCES

Breitbart, Shelly Headen concentration camp posts, Sept. 14, 2026:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/14/democrat-shelly-headen-deactivates-social-media-after-posts-saying-trump-supporters-belong-concentration-camps/

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Dachau Concentration Camp:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/dachau

GBH, Robert Kraft statement on Macklemore, Sept. 14, 2026:
https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2026-09-14/bob-kraft-explains-decision-to-urge-ouster-of-rapper-macklemore-from-ed-sheeran-tour

WBAL, Kraft/Macklemore/Gillette Stadium report, Sept. 2026:
https://www.wbal.com/robert-kraft-responds-after-macklemore-removed-from-ed-sheeran-tour-over-support-of-palestine

Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NAZA premiere and protests, Sept. 26, 2026:
https://www.jta.org/2026/09/26/ny/naza-documentary-draws-sold-out-crowd-and-protests-at-us-premiere

Variety, Israeli-Americans protest NAZA with Oct. 7 footage, Sept. 27, 2026:
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/naza-protests-anti-israel-nyff-oct-7-1236876471/

American Jewish Committee, State of Antisemitism in America 2025:
https://www.ajc.org/AntisemitismReport2025/AmericanJews

Elections determine the direction of the country, so consider where certain policies lead. What happens when illegal entry is tolerated, sanctuary policies impede immigration enforcement, or crimes committed by people here illegally are minimized? What happens when citizenship and identification safeguards for voting are opposed in the name of access and fairness?

Democrats say they favor election integrity and border security, but their policies and actions often undermine their ostensible support. Voters should look beyond political language and examine what candidates actually support, how they vote, and whether the resulting policies protect national sovereignty, public safety, and election integrity.

Consider another set of dividing lines. Democratic organizations and many Democratic lawmakers continue defending transgender protections, including access to gender-changing medical care for minors, while 130 Democratic members of Congress joined a Supreme Court brief opposing categorical state bans on transgender students competing on teams matching their gender identity, not their biological birth sex.

Energy presents another distinction. Democrats advocate solar, wind, and geothermal development while shutting down federal support for oil and gas. These are legitimate subjects for voters to examine. So are religious liberty and national security when it comes to Islam and confronting Islamist ideology and terrorism.

Then there are ideas emerging farther from the political center. The Democratic Socialists of America has advocated abolishing the Senate, replacing the presidency and Supreme Court as presently constituted, abolishing ICE, and ultimately eliminating national borders. Its national co-chair publicly defended those positions this year.

Political violence deserves an equally firm standard. Assassination, attempted assassination, or rationalization of murder because someone holds objectionable political beliefs attacks the foundation of ordered liberty. That principle applies regardless of ideology. A republic survives disagreement through ballots, debate, courts, and constitutional government rather than bullets.

Americans therefore have some serious questions before casting a ballot. Which candidates support border security? Which defend equal protection for women and girls? Which protect children from irreversible medical decisions? Which favor abundant American energy, secure elections, religious liberty, constitutional checks and balances, and peaceful political debate? And which candidates belong to parties, factions, or movements advancing policies that move in the opposite direction?

Examine their platforms, legislation, votes, and public statements rather than campaign slogans.

Jesus said in Matthew 7:16, “You will know them by their fruits.”

Political labels can change, and rhetoric can disguise intent, but the fruit of policy eventually becomes visible. Discern, then ask: Which candidates are for America and which are against it?

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Sources:

2024 Democratic Party Platform
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024_Democratic_Party_Platform_8a2cf8.pdf

Murray, Hirono, Bicameral Colleagues File Amicus Brief Opposing Bans on Transgender Students in School Sports
https://www.murray.senate.gov/murray-hirono-bicameral-colleagues-file-amicus-brief-opposing-bans-on-transgender-students-in-school-sports/

Democrats Say They Don’t Oppose Voter ID, but Argue That GOP Voting Bill Is Too Strict
https://apnews.com/article/2d44f778d671ff4d8e2caec1a85bcb36

FACT FOCUS: Only Some Driver’s Licenses Usable for Voter Registration Under the SAVE America Act
https://apnews.com/article/d11d41b59f943bb72bcdca2d781293b7

DSA Program: Workers Deserve More!
https://program.dsausa.org/

DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer: “The Open Borders Is Part of a Longer Term International Plan”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/07/26/dsa_co-chair_the_open_borders_is_part_of_a_longer_term_international_plan_that_involves_us_stopping_destabilizing_countries.html

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