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I'm still not entirely clear on how or why the Jews became the central bankers of 17th-century Europe. Where did the capital come from?

The first chapter is a lot of rhetoric exploring why Jews are the target of such hostilities over the centuries, but ultimately it just raises more questions. One thing is for certain: terror is the modern method of quelling political insubordination.

Finally made it through the prologues and now to start the actual text! I feel like I've just gone through a crash course in early 20th century European politics, but I'm sure it helps to have some context before diving into totalitarianism as a concept.

This is going to be heavy