On the issue of Jewish banking in the middle ages and onward, do recall that it was one of the few occupations Christians allowed. There were a whole host of occupations effectively barred to Jews because being a Christian was a prerequisite to membership in the guilds that controlled said occupations.
It's not just a case of "The Jews' religion allowed them to charge interest!", it was a case of "Jews weren't allowed to do much of anything, and banking was one activity they weren't barred from that they could do profitably".
Also, Nitramy?
I... I can't... of all the reasons to despise that malignant pustule on the asscheek of Mankind's collective memory, why does that even matter? This is a man who caused the torture and murder, the actual industrial extermination, of millions of people. Who waged a war that spread devastation from Norway to Ethiopia and from the banks of the Volga to the Atlantic! Who oppressed entire nations in the name of his toxic, intellectually and spiritually bankrupt ideology.
Why the hell would you hate him for something like that?! Compared to all of the other, more worthy reasons to hate the bastard?!
Actually, more to the point, the very question betrays a mindset that I find as repugnant as I find it ridiculous!
Well gee, when a large chunk of your population gets sent to death factories, it kinda leaves a mark on the collective psyche.
This sounds like you're whining that you can't criticize DA JOOS because that bad ol' Hitler murdered so many of them and it makes you look bad. (And I say that without having read much of the thread.)
It's not just a case of "The Jews' religion allowed them to charge interest!", it was a case of "Jews weren't allowed to do much of anything, and banking was one activity they weren't barred from that they could do profitably".
Also, Nitramy?
Am I the only one who hates Hitler because he basically gave away a Victim Card(tm) with unlimited withdrawals, and a bonus Mutual Collective Guilt Fund to boot?
I... I can't... of all the reasons to despise that malignant pustule on the asscheek of Mankind's collective memory, why does that even matter? This is a man who caused the torture and murder, the actual industrial extermination, of millions of people. Who waged a war that spread devastation from Norway to Ethiopia and from the banks of the Volga to the Atlantic! Who oppressed entire nations in the name of his toxic, intellectually and spiritually bankrupt ideology.
Why the hell would you hate him for something like that?! Compared to all of the other, more worthy reasons to hate the bastard?!
Actually, more to the point, the very question betrays a mindset that I find as repugnant as I find it ridiculous!
I'll try to word my explanation as well as I can, so expect some things that I need to clarify later.
What I meant to say was that now, any criticism is silenced by playing the victim card. Or worse, appealing to ancestor guilt.
Hitler's actions regarding the Jewish people is perhaps the biggest example of wanting to do one thing and the opposite thing ends up happening.
Well gee, when a large chunk of your population gets sent to death factories, it kinda leaves a mark on the collective psyche.
This sounds like you're whining that you can't criticize DA JOOS because that bad ol' Hitler murdered so many of them and it makes you look bad. (And I say that without having read much of the thread.)