Qui? / Claude Posternak's Interview To Dominique Delawarde
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About
Qui? (French for "Who?") is a memorable question asked by Jewish columnist Claude Posternak on the French national television news channel CNEWS during an interview. Due to his nervous reaction, the phrase and Posternak's face have become popular anti-Semitic dog whistles in France, far-right and alt-right internet circles.
Origin
On June 18th, 2021, former French general Dominique Delawarde was invited on the French television channel CNEWS for an exclusive interview on "Morandini Live" about various political topics, such as the 2020 United States Presidential Election. During the interview, Posternak quoted the former general towards a statement he gave previously about a "western media cabal" and those who control it, trying to convince the masses that there was no fraud in the election. Posternak then asked Delawarde who controls the media. Delawarde answered "Well you know 'who'" and claimed that the ones who control it also control The Washington Post, The New York Times, France's BFMTV and various other news outlets. Posternak then started to lose his temper and while visibly shaking, he repeatedly asked Delawarde the "WHO?" he was talking about. Delawarde simply replied, "That's the community you all know about.". CNEWS' host, Jean-Marc Morandini, ordered to stop the interview, as the video feed cut back to the studio.
Despite not specifying any group, later that day, LICRA (French ADL) accused on Twitter Delawarde of making anti-Semitic insinuations.[1] A few hours later, Morandini announced on his Twitter account and his personal website that LICRA, as well as the CRIF (French AIPAC) demanded sanctions against Delawarde from the army, and that they will take legal action.[2][3]
Spread
Following the interview, the phrase was quickly spread among various far-right internet communities and become a codeword for Jews,[4] particularly on the 4chan board /pol/ where various memes and edits that involved Posternak shaking and being angry at Delawarde's insinuation were made.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] On August 7th, 2021, a "QUI?" sign appeared on a demonstration against the COVID-19 health pass in Metz, brandished by French teacher Cassandre Fristot (shown, below). Fristot was arrested and was also ordered to pay between €100 and €300 in damages to eight anti-racism groups.[13][14]
The incident bears resemblance to the controversial song “They Own the Media”, released on May 6th, 2021, by Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, who has been attacked by the press for anti-Semitism even though he never stated who owns the media.[15] On June 22nd, 2021, Karl Radl published on the white supremacist website The Purity Spiral a caricature of Posternak that referenced the 1988 movie They Live and the Shut It Down meme[16] (shown below, left). On November 26th, 2021, Twitter user @DrvonP posted a gif of Posternak shaking while photoshopped in the 1997 movie Starship Troopers with the caption "Desire to know Qui intensifies" to a video clip of Posternak himself appearing once again in a political debate on French television[17] (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 295 likes and 28 retweets in 20 hours.
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External References
[1] Twitter – Plus maréchal que « général », en ce #18Juin, Delawarde accuse la « communauté que vous connaissez bien » sur les ondes de
@CNEWS. La commission juridique de la Licra se saisit des faits pour que cet appel soit entendu Par la Justice.
[2] Twitter – Le général Delawarde dérape en direct dans Morandini Live: Le CRIF demande à l'armée des sanctions contre le Général et la LICRA va saisir la justice – VIDEO
[3] Jean-Marc Morandini – Le général Delawarde dérape en direct dans Morandini Live : Le CRIF demande à l'armée des sanctions contre le Général et la LICRA va saisir la justice – VIDEO
[4] Media Diversity Institute – How Qui? (Who?) became the new antisemitic slogan of the far right and conspiracy theorists in France
[5] /pol/ – Thread # 326619237
[6] /pol/ – Thread # 326569053
[7] /pol/ – Thread # 326520604
[8] /pol/ – Thread # 326457255
[9] /pol/ – Thread # 326604522
[10] /pol/ – Thread # 326636498
[11] /pol/ – Thread # 326698814
[12] /pol/ – Thread # 326728907
[13] The Local France – French teacher convicted of anti-Semitism over vaccine protest sign
[14] Twitter – On nous dit qu’il faudrait dédiaboliser l’extrême-droite de @MLP_officiel, que le @RNational_off a changé… Mon œil ! La personne qui tenait la pancarte antisémite hier dans la manif #antivax s’appelle #CassandreFristot et était candidate du FN/RN en 2017. CQFD
[15] The Jerusalem Post – Van Morrison's 'They Own the Media' faced with antisemitism claims
[16] The Purity Spiral – General Dominique Delawarde Names the Jew on French Television
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