PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago"Isn't it funny there are so many Jews in the only sectors we let them work in?" - Most intelligent historical antisemitelemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down116
arrow-up1500arrow-down1image"Isn't it funny there are so many Jews in the only sectors we let them work in?" - Most intelligent historical antisemitelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-24 months ago I’m not fuckin’ legally bound to a profession because of my ethnicity or religion. Grandfather was a factory worker. Mother was a factory worker. I’m a clerical worker. As anyone with a parent in a specialized trade can tell you, having connections and a ready educator is a huge advantage in getting into that trade. Banking requires capital. Guess what families tend to pass down? Family businesses, and professions, were MUCH more important in the pre-modern age.
I’m not fuckin’ legally bound to a profession because of my ethnicity or religion.
Grandfather was a factory worker. Mother was a factory worker. I’m a clerical worker.
As anyone with a parent in a specialized trade can tell you, having connections and a ready educator is a huge advantage in getting into that trade.
Banking requires capital. Guess what families tend to pass down?
Family businesses, and professions, were MUCH more important in the pre-modern age.