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"Again, this image of the Jew as sexual predator was not an invention of Hitler’s, nor even of the modern era: it was already centuries old. Our consideration of the passage that opened this chapter is not exhausted, however, if we take from it only the recognition that much of Hitler’s anti-Semitic rhetoric is couched in the language of traditional prejudice or contemporary political scapegoating. The striking image of the spider suck-ing the blood out of the people’s pores is typical of another central feature of his descriptions of Jews, namely his regular habit of resorting to crude, and often lurid, animal imagery." (Neil Gregor, How to Read Hitler)

I couldn't figure out what the writer says in the emphazied sentence, can you help me?

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Not knowing what "this chapter" is makes it difficult, but

alibey1917 Our consideration of the passage that opened this chapter

The subject of the sentence. Gregor has made observations about Hitler's passage regarding its use of traditional prejudice and politics. These observations constitute "our consideration", the observations that Gregor has walked us through.

alibey1917is not exhausted

There is more to be considered about the passage.

alibey1917 however,

It may seem like Gregor has already provided a thorough analysis, but there is more to be gleaned from the passage.

alibey1917 if we take from it

"It" is "our consideration".

alibey1917only the recognition that much of Hitler’s anti-Semitic rhetoric is couched in the language of traditional prejudice or contemporary political scapegoating.

Here he recaps the aforementioned "consideration". If all we have acomplished is to recognize these two aspects of Hitler's rhetoric, we are ignoring what Gregor is about to reveal in the next sentence.

Good ***, man. Do you ever sleep? There is more to life than translating, you know.

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