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Loading... The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zionde Will Eisner
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irá adorar Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Eisner's novel, summarizing what seems to be an insidious propaganda machine of hate that began in the late 1800s and continues today, is an incredulous tale of something that will note die! His style, storytelling, and pacing is as amazing as always. The subject was (strangely enough - or probably a good thing) something I had not heard before (and yes, I'm purposely ignoring it). It did strike me how it continues to prove that humans will believe whatever they wish. Just like the smoking-cancer or addiction connection :) Another Eisner Masterwork. The Plot was Will Eisner's last piece of writing before his death in 2005 and it's a history of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. That piece has been circulated as "proof" of a Jewish world conspiracy since its publication in the early 20th century. Eisner makes a good effort to show how the Protocols are a piece of plagiarism in a way that is understandable and convincing. It amazes me that these sort of conspiracy theories still persist despite overwhelming evidence to show the fraudulent nature of their very sources. Eisner does a good job showing how these pernicious myths have a way of surviving even the most through debunking, however, so I'm not sure how or when such an event is likely to happen. For its part, though, The Plot does a good job helping out the cause. Le pape de la BD outre atlantique a décidé de mettre son art au service de la bonne cause. Son but est de dénoncer l'odieux complot visant à attiser la haine envers le peuple Juif. Ce complot est basé sur la rédaction et la publication d'un document antisémite: Les Protocoles des Sages de Sion. Will Eisner nous raconte l'histoire de la création de ce document et s'interroge sur la façon dont ce pamphlet, si grossièrement fabriqué, a pu trouver et trouve encore aujourd'hui une audience auprès des plus crédules. C'est aussi une réflexion sur le terrible pouvoir des mots et de la propagande ravivé aujourd'hui par l'avènement d'Internet. Il est étonnant de voir que, malgré le fait que la supercherie ait été découverte et révélée par un journal de référence comme le Times dès les années 20, ce document ait été utilisé si souvent comme un terreau alimentant les haines raciales. La propagande anti juive d'Hitler y a plongé ces racines et il est encore utilisé et cité aujourd'hui comme référence par certains extrémistes. Plutôt que de rédiger un essai complexe n'ayant un impact que sur une infime partie de la population, Will Eisner a préféré utiliser son arme de prédilection : la Bande dessinée. Contrairement à d'autres médias plus élitistes, celle-ci à l'immense avantage d'être accessible au plus grand nombre. Ce n'est pas une BD classique mais un roman graphique très bien documenté qui contient même des articles de journaux d'époque dont l'un est signé de la main d'un jeune journaliste devenu célèbre depuis : Winston Churchill. Outre l'apport culturel et la mission de cette oeuvre, il faut savoir que, parce qu'elle traverse le temps, les personnages ne sont jamais les mêmes, seul les protocoles survivent aux années. Cet état de fait rend la lecture plus difficile car, sans la persistance des personnages, elle s'apparente plus à un document qu'à une véritable histoire. Will Eisner achève ainsi, car malheureusement il nous a quitté en 2005, ce qui aura été l'un des combats majeurs de son existence. Enfin j'ai appris récemment, et un peu tard, qu'une exposition consacrée à l'apport des auteurs juifs à la bande dessinée avait été organisée. Cette exposition nommée De Superman au Chat du Rabbin met en lumière l'influence de ces auteurs depuis les origines des comics jusqu'au récent phénomène Joan Sfar en passant bien sur par l'incontournable Will Eisner. [http://aubonroman.blogspot.com/2008/0...] Very interesting project, using sequential art storytelling to expose the history of this famous antisemitic hoax. I identify three sections: the first half lays out the history of how a tract critical of Napoleon III became the source material for an anti-Jewish work commissioned by the Russian secret police. I had to read this through twice, because the politics and history are so complicated. Nevertheless, it really does simplify things to have it presented in this format. The next section lays out the evidence, showing side-by-side comparisons of "Dialogues in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu" and the "Protocols." What would otherwise be a fairly tedious textual comparison is carried remarkably well by the dialog beneath. Finally, the book (with sad, ironic humor) shows multiple times through history when various exposés "put an end to the 'Protocols' at last. And we see the weary conclusion: that the "Protocols" is more a symptom of antisemitism than its cause. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Will Eisner, the great American master of comics, has undertaken what he regards as his most powerful work yet. The Plot examines the outrageous fabrication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which purports to be the actual blueprint by Jewish leaders to take over the world. Hatched as an anti-Semitic plot by the tsar's secret police to deflect widespread criticism of the government, the Protocols, first published in 1905, succeeded beyond the propagandistic ambitions of its originators; the lie became an internationally accepted truth. Presenting a pageant of historical figures including Tsar Nicholas II, Henry Ford, and Adolf Hitler, Eisner exposes the twisted history of the Protocols from nineteenth-century Russia to modern-day Klan members to Islamic fundamentalists. The Plot unravels one of the most devastating hoaxes of the twentieth century.
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