Viral Chinese TikTok Video Posted in October 2023 Justifies the Holocaust: When You Truly Understand What Jews Have Done, You Will Realize They Really Don't Deserve Sympathy
A video titled 'How did the Jews build a nation? What did they really do? Why are they hated to this day?' was posted to the Chinese TikTok (Douyin) account Qingyan Documenting History on October 20, 2023. The account, which has over 1.75 million followers, has attracted over 523,000 likes and 263,000 shares on this video alone.
The video features voiceover commentary over graphic footage from cinematic Holocaust depictions and selected documentary imagery. It seeks to justify the Holocaust, stating: 'It is widely known that during World War II, Jews were subjected to large-scale massacres by Germany, with over six million Jews killed. But only when you truly understand what Jews had done will you realize they really don't deserve sympathy. […] It was not Hitler's hatred toward Jewish people that led to the Holocaust - it would be more accurate to say that the entire German population held such views.'
The narrator repeats classic antisemitic conspiracy theories: alleging Jewish betrayal of nations, wartime profiteering, economic manipulation, and inherent moral corruption. It claims Jews 'don't deserve sympathy,' calls usury a 'Jewish tradition,' blames Jews for post–World War I hyperinflation in Germany, and presents antisemitism and the 'bloodshed against Jewish people' as a rational societal response.
The video concludes by accusing Jews of arrogance and greed following the establishment of Israel, framing global antisemitism as justified and inevitable.
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