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"They weren't anti-semitic, they just thought jews were greedy bankers" is not a compelling argument.
by empath75 8y ago
"They weren't anti-semitic, they just thought jews were greedy bankers" is not a compelling argument.
- kazinator 8y agoThere is the possible angle of: "they cracked down on bankers, and it so happened that most of them were Jews."
- empath75 8y agoTo be clear, we are talking about a map that drew horns on Moses because he's Jewish, not usury laws.
- kazinator 8y agoHow do we know the reason why the horns were drawn? Is the motivation documented in an inscription? Note that drawing horns on Moses would almost certainly constitute heresy. Moses is at least somewhat a holy figure from the Bible; drawing horns on Moses is just a step or two away from drawing horns on Jesus.
- empath75 8y agoIt’s not as if there isn’t extensive documentary evidence of semitism throughout that era up to and including massacres.