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>Christians were forbidden from engaging in usury
by the late middle ages italian bankers like the lombards and medicis dominated finance. even before that many christians did lend money, often through partnerships, service fees, or fronting. compare to modern us gambling laws. no one gives (gave) a shit
> forced to take on the position of money lenders
forced. lmfao.
>they'd push for the expulsion of Jews simply to nullify their debts
actually read the alhambra decree. read the edict of expulsion. read the statute of jewry.
>Jews were expelled from so many countries because of the greed of non-Jews
jews, invariably, always, literally, as in non-figuratively, unironically, are to blame themselves for their expulsions. two millennia of examples as to why.
>antisemitic propaganda.
>propaganda