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Interesting story about Europe's medieval history, is that the bankers and loan officers and financial professionals were all drawn from a certain ethnoreligiou
by ButlerianJihad 4mo ago
Interesting story about Europe's medieval history, is that the bankers and loan officers and financial professionals were all drawn from a certain ethnoreligious community. And this intrinsic nature of being the foremost, and usually the only, bankers and financial professionals, who were essentially authorized to commit usury and extract interest from the populace... probably had a lot to do with their public perception, their lack of assimilation or integration into the prevailing local faith/religion/cultures, and their relentless persecutions, expulsions, and genocide.
Nevertheless, all that ugly history doesn't seem like it's put a damper on their ambitions or status through the 21st century.
- torton 4mo agoThat's the nice part about having your own country -- no more systemic discrimination or prohibition on owning land, or joining professional guilds, or having some king being upset about his debts and organizing a small confiscation of wealth. The ambition of keeping that country, however, is something that many people would rather deny that specific etnoreligious community.
- hunterpayne 4mo agoIn this case, the GP is talking about the Huguenots who are/were French Calvinists.
- yostrovs 4mo agoFrom Wikipedia: "Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to late 15th centuries" The Huguenots really became a thing at the end of 15th century. They were named after Besançon Hugues (1487 – 1532).
- ButlerianJihad 4mo ago> talking about the Huguenots Am I really now? That comes as a surprise to this GP!