It all gets so boring; the Jews have been blamed for centuries for
this that and the other.
No matter what some Jew may have done at some time some accusations
seem to stick. Even my wife who is totally unpolitical came up with
one that her father had said, and he has been dead for many years.
It is the one about all Jews being rich and controlling all the banks.
Well interestingly this one has some historical cause and truth to it.

In the Middle Ages and earlier all business was controlled by the
Guilds. Masons, (ha there is a twist !}, carpenters, Weavers, builders
but there were no electricians or plumbers, but sewer diggers did exist.
Anyway in an effort to make a crust the Jews looked around and faound
a niche in finance for which there was no Guild.
So they got into that area of business and the rest is written in the
history of some of the largest banking and finance family companies.

And the Jews get blamed for that !
What were the Guilds ? Basically an early form of trade unions.
Jews were banned from belonging to the Guilds.
So if you hear some lefty or trade union sounding off about the banks
then understand they are following a long tradition.

There are probably similar stories around other Jew accusations !

I got ChatGPT to give me a more comprehensive version of this story. Given heightened feelings at the moment I think it is worth being very accurate on issues to do with Jews.

For much of the Middle Ages, Christian doctrine treated charging interest to fellow Christians as usury and therefore sinful. While the rule was often bent in practice, it was strong enough to make open moneylending socially and legally difficult for Christians. Yet rulers, merchants, and cities still needed credit. Jews, who lay outside Church law, were permitted to lend at interest and thus filled a role others officially could not.

At the same time, Jews faced widespread legal and social exclusion. In many European societies they were barred from owning land, joining craft guilds, holding public office, or entering universities and professions. These restrictions sharply limited economic options. Portable, contract-based work that relied on literacy and numeracy—such as money changing, tax farming, trade finance, and later banking—became one of the few viable niches available.

Rulers also found Jewish financiers politically convenient. They could tax them heavily, rely on their skills, and, when debts or public resentment mounted, expel them or confiscate their assets. This happened repeatedly across Europe. The result was a perverse dynamic: Jews were made highly visible as lenders, while the benefits of credit to states and elites remained largely invisible.

Cultural factors reinforced this role. Jewish communities placed strong emphasis on literacy, numeracy, and legal reasoning through religious study, and diaspora networks facilitated long-distance trust and finance. These were survival adaptations rather than strategies of dominance.

By the modern era, a small number of highly visible Jewish banking families created the impression of disproportionate influence. That impression hardened into myth. In reality, Jews never controlled finance and today are no more over-represented in banking than in other education-intensive professions.

The enduring stereotype reflects a historical irony: Jews were pushed into a narrow economic role by exclusion, resented for occupying it, and later blamed for a system they neither designed nor controlled.

"Well interestingly this one has some historical cause and truth to it."

Like when Jesus upended the tables of the money changers 2000 years ago and called out their exchange-rate hustle.

Interesting, it shows much of the Jew hatred was European based, not the least the Christian belief that the Jews were responsible for the death of Christ. On the other hand to this day Muslims are forbidden to charge interest by Islamic law, but they have ways around it.

Bezza, a nice try to blame Jew hatred on the "lefties".

"So if you hear some lefty or trade union sounding off about the banks
then understand they are following a long tradition."

Even the rich elite of society, Capitalists ostracised Jews, not even accepting rich Jews into their social circles.

Religious hatred goes deep, even my grandmother had to convert to Catholicisms from Protestantism to marry my grandfather. As good Sister Mary (old Irish nun) would tell us in the 3rd grade; "The Pagans and the Protestants, particularly the Church Of England for what they done to the Irish, are all going to burn in Hell!" Sr Mary wasn't real clear on who the pagans were, I assumed they were the black people of Africa. As for Jews, she never mentioned them, probably to far gone for any chance of redemption.

Weren't debts to be cancelled after 7 years according to the old testament?

As far as I am aware, I don't know any Jews. But I suspect that, individually, they are much the same as anyone else - except that they never give in: they have resisted hatred and persecution, and survived and prospered.

And, that's why they are hated. They can't be beaten. They say eff you, and get on with their lives.

I don't really know any either ttbn,

Alright, I'm going to show you all something.
So I just went over to X.com, and these are the posts that I saw
directly from my feed.

http://x.com/AryJeay/status/2010726307232133418
http://x.com/Partisangirl/status/2010503999997554847
http://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2010731697529294995
http://x.com/TruthFairy131/status/2010866679077802460
http://x.com/AdameMedia/status/2010432285498102105
http://x.com/Jvnior/status/2010463487068160133
http://x.com/NormalIslandNws/status/2010689634292859227
http://x.com/sahouraxo/status/2010669127678247216
http://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2010726276407984527
http://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2010345839252721735
http://x.com/Jvnior/status/2010372146594300293
http://x.com/RamAbdu/status/2010997627546943600
http://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2010387732322042014
http://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2010828012439105933

I don't even follow any of these people, maybe X has customised my algorithm, profiled me so to speak based upon what I've looked at in the past, but this is what I was shown, this is what it feeds me.

Paul said;
"Nice try Bezza, blame the lefties,"
No the Guilds were more right wing than left as they were all for
restricting trade to themselves.
It is amazing how many get historical things A-Up !

I'm concerned when a foreign ethnic/ culture dominates (or has a high proportion of members in) a sector of another ethnic/ cultures society- especially mine. This includes Hebrew's. A government of a people, by a people, for a people. Those cultures that are dominated by another culture will die. Every culture needs their own nation. That doesn't mean we can't help other cultures, if they are friendly. But there's a difference between being friendly and being naive.

Hebrew's come originally from the ME- if they move they will live in someone else's territory- therefore they should stay in the ME. But some such as Marxist's don't believe in cultural ownership of territory except when it suits them. I suspect that Hebrew's have a few reason's for wanting to subvert Europe after 70AD, but elements of this Persian invasion (of which Judaism was part) can be seen in other conflicts such as The Battle of Constantinople, The Muslim Conquest Of Spain, Alexanders campaigns, The Battle of Thermopylae, Trojan Wars.

Australia however is a special case where Aboriginal's couldn't defend their territory and so needed a strong power to support them.

I have not seen any articles that assert that the Jews migrated into
Europe voluntarily rather they were expelled forcibly out of Israel
by Rome after year 0ad.
I understand that they have a prayer "Next Year in Jerusalem".
Is that the origin of Zionism ? Seems a reasonable aim and puts the
lie to the Arab claim that they are settlers.

The reason I am opposed to Islam is its aim to control the "West"
and establish a caliphate and impose Sharia Law and remove Democracy.
Would you want to live in a country like tha

Bezza said- "I have not seen any articles that assert that the Jews migrated into Europe voluntarily rather they were expelled forcibly out of Israel by Rome"

Answer- The Hebrew's seemingly had a choice whether to pay Roman taxes before Jerusalem was destroyed. I suspect that the inhabitants of Jerusalem became slaves for a period, but if they had the opportunity to flee could have gone anywhere, Africa, China, India, etc. Either way at some point they were probably free due to the decline of the Roman Empire. Or is the Hebrew reluctance to move in the Medieval period just passive aggression. So there were some voluntary aspects I suppose. It seems that Rome believed that controlling the Mediterranean Sea was critical for security of business due to shipping being the main form of transport (as it is today).

Canem, if you had to leave the Middle East then even back then Europe
would have been nbr 1 choice.
The Arabs are the real settlers, at the point of sword, in 7th century.

The history of the Mediterranean after 7th century is interesting.
After the Arabs conquered Nth Africa they operated the slave business
by capturing merchant ships selling the cargoes and selling the crews
into slavery. It got so bad that Rome stopped using ships for trade
and concentrated on overland routes where they had more control.
The Arab moslem Barberry Pirates were a real problem until the US Navy
turned up, landed Marines and told the Arabs of Tripoli to cease or else.
Hence the US Marines Hymie "From the Halls of Montezuma to Tripoli".
It just shows how long they run the roost so to speak.
In that period they even raided Britain, Ireland and even Iceland.
They attacked Iceland because blondes got a premium price on Arab
slave markets in the Middle East.
It has been calculated that over a million Europeans were sold into
Arab slave markets.
Hence people from South Eastern Europe are called Slavs to this day.

Criticism of Israel and Zionism legal under new hate speech laws says A-G Michelle Rowland
http://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/01/29/criticism-of-israel-and-zionism-legal-under-new-hate-speech-laws-says-a-g-michelle-rowland/
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has said in a letter that the new hate speech laws do not restrict criticism of foreign countries or political ideologies which would cover criticism of Israel and Zionism.

But then...

Criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu may be an offence under Australia’s new hate speech laws, Greens claim
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/21/criticism-of-benjamin-netanyahu-made-be-an-offence-under-australias-new-hate-speech-laws-greens-warn-ntwnfb

"Shoebridge said legitimate criticism of Israel or the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may be offences, if they cause psychological harm and prompt warnings to the government from intelligence agencies."

Then we have the IHRA working definition of anti-semitism.
This whole things a minefield.

You'd think AI could just provide me with a list of things I am allowed to say under the current laws rather than playing hopscotch in this stupid minefield, which is so deliberately vague as to frighten people to silence.

* All those except the frightened Christians that is, who are too frightened to say anything bad about the rape-cultured Israeli baby-killers fearing the wrath of god.

Genesis 12:3): The verse states, "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.

Good Samaritans my arse...
They're on Team 'Ethnic Cleansing'

How on earth am I supposed to even know whether or not a comment might cause psychological harm?
If it does than they certainly haven't seen any footage from Gaza.

- Seeing that stuff CAUSED ME psychological harm -

How am I supposed to know if someone is a frightened snowflake or thick skinned enough to handle my opinions?

This puts the spotlight not on what I say but how some stranger I don't know takes my opinion.