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       2023-02-10T21:15:01Z
       
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       I've seen this dynamic: >A man stands atop a soap box in city park in Berlin in the 1930s.“The Jews and the bicycle riders will be the ruin of Germany,” he begins.A crowd gathers. The man continues his speech, repeating the refrain: “The Jews and the bicycle riders will be the ruin of Germany.” Finally someone in the crowd interrupts.“Wait a second,” the audience member asks, “why the bicycle riders?”“Aha!” the speaker replies, lighting up. “Why the Jews?”< https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/2/9/23591710/antisemitism-trans-rights-lgbtq-desantis-putin-bigotry-republicans-florida-sanders-steinberg