I actually think it is fair to portray nearly all of the Nazi and Soviet leadership as villains. Just for somewhat different reasons.<p>&gt;You don&#x27;t have to prove a &quot;conspiracy&quot; among the participants every time you apprehend a trend among a given population group for the trend to be true in a heuristic sense.<p>Sure you do. Listing facts like these is only done because it comes with implicit accusations about intent and&#x2F;or genetic flaws. Also, ad hominem though it may be, I am 99% certain you support Hitler and sing his praises on places like &#x2F;pol&#x2F;.<p>It is true that many of the initial leaders in the Bolshevik movement were Jewish and the Cheka had heavy Jewish representation for a while (though this was greatly reduced under Stalin). However, presenting those facts alone does not convey the full picture. For example, the fact that many Jews were killed by the Bolsheviks, sometimes by ethnic Russiand and sometimes by other ethnic Jews. Or that pretty much none of the Jewish founders identified with Judaism ethnically or religiously and refused to abide by Jewish traditions, instead favoring a secular united philosophy with the rest of the country).<p>The only reason to present those facts as you have is to imply either some sort of conspiracy, or some sort of inherent moral failing within all Jews which the Nazis justifiably &quot;defended themselves&quot; from.