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You could be right, I was not there and only am going off history as I heard it. Here is the relevant bit from the article I linked above: The economic based h

You could be right, I was not there and only am going off history as I heard it. Here is the relevant bit from the article I linked above: The economic based hate came from the accusation that they Jews were stealing money from hard-working citizens. This belief was grounded in the fact that despite the depression followed by recession in the early 1930s that crippled the German economy, Jews were relatively well off financially. Because of this, Jews were seen as greedy money mongers who were obtaining their wealth illegally, even though their fortune came from the practice of money lending.

nooron 10y ago
This is part of the negative characterization of Jews, and reflects some historical truth. While German Jews were wealthier than their Polish and Russian counterparts, the majority did not fair better than their Gentile German neighbors. But the most important thing to understand for the Nazi version of jew-hate is the twinned concepts of the "Stab in the Back" Myth and "Volksgeimenschaft", the "People's Community". Many Germans believed (wrongly) that they were winning WW1, and should have continued to fight– that they were betrayed by their (allegedly socialist, allegedly anti-German) leaders in accepting the Treaty of Versailles. This is the Stab in the Back myth. This was blamed on the "others" in society the above poster mentioned. In particular, the Jews– in part for their perceived connection with Bolshevism and with international finance, as you mentioned. They were thus the "other" on which the very exclusionary German conception of a "People's Community" was based! So you're on to something, but as you suggested, the above poster is pretty right. Thanks for reading!
- gavanwoolery 10y ago
  Thanks - this is a great explanation :)
  - nooron 10y ago
    My pleasure! I appreciate your reading immensely.
hackuser 10y ago
> You could be right, I was not there and only am going off history as I heard it Personally, for some issues I feel it's important to be sure that we know what we are talking about. Speculation can lead to widespread misunderstandings. That's no big deal when talking about the latest Chrome update, but it is for serious issues. And consider that in this case and in many others, so many people have suffered based on misunderstandings (sometimes deliberate ones) and people spreading them. For me, it makes a few hairs stand on end!

nooron 10y ago

This is part of the negative characterization of Jews, and reflects some historical truth. While German Jews were wealthier than their Polish and Russian counterparts, the majority did not fair better than their Gentile German neighbors. But the most important thing to understand for the Nazi version of jew-hate is the twinned concepts of the "Stab in the Back" Myth and "Volksgeimenschaft", the "People's Community". Many Germans believed (wrongly) that they were winning WW1, and should have continued to fight– that they were betrayed by their (allegedly socialist, allegedly anti-German) leaders in accepting the Treaty of Versailles. This is the Stab in the Back myth. This was blamed on the "others" in society the above poster mentioned. In particular, the Jews– in part for their perceived connection with Bolshevism and with international finance, as you mentioned. They were thus the "other" on which the very exclusionary German conception of a "People's Community" was based! So you're on to something, but as you suggested, the above poster is pretty right. Thanks for reading!

gavanwoolery 10y ago
Thanks - this is a great explanation :)
- nooron 10y ago
  My pleasure! I appreciate your reading immensely.

hackuser 10y ago

> You could be right, I was not there and only am going off history as I heard it Personally, for some issues I feel it's important to be sure that we know what we are talking about. Speculation can lead to widespread misunderstandings. That's no big deal when talking about the latest Chrome update, but it is for serious issues. And consider that in this case and in many others, so many people have suffered based on misunderstandings (sometimes deliberate ones) and people spreading them. For me, it makes a few hairs stand on end!