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The Magna Carta not only singled out Jews, but also benefited a very very small part of the population of that time - according to some scholars as little as 10
by gip 5y ago
The Magna Carta not only singled out Jews, but also benefited a very very small part of the population of that time - according to some scholars as little as 10 people in England! Other scholars disagree on the figure but it is clear that most of the population was not included, by far.
The Magna Carta was the birth certificate of what today we call the one percent. I do not think we should celebrate.
- thinkingemote 5y agoThe difference was that before it it was 1 person, the King. After it was 10. There are some today would would agree with you (in a way) and that royalty should never have compromised! Others see that where the magna carta never happened, that the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution and the terrors of both events as something to celebrate. Me, I think the magna carta lead to less terror.