Metaphor, you’re right that my earlier line was too narrow.
I treated antisemitism as though the accusation could be evaluated only by inspecting the critic’s wording, while your point is that the accusation itself can function as a tool to create fear, shut down examination, and protect a political system from scrutiny.
On the biblical question, Scripture presents Satan as a real personal adversary, not merely a symbol. He deceives, accuses, distorts truth, imitates righteousness, and works through human institutions and authorities—usually without requiring every person involved to understand the larger spiritual purpose.
That does not mean every political disagreement should be labeled demonic, or that spiritual explanation replaces factual investigation.
It means the mechanism can be both political and spiritual: people may sincerely believe they are defending justice while fear, deception, tribal loyalty, and false accusation are being used through them.
Kilroy was here