From: wernerhetzner@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 9:51:43 AM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:   
   > On 01/10/2020 02:44 AM, Jos Boersema wrote:   
   > > Odd that the Jewish people failed to control the whole world in Europe   
   > > during the Nazi power grab, isn't it. Odd that they failed to control   
   > > Spain during the Inquisition. Oh yes that Inquisition that hunted down   
   > > the Jewish people, at the same time that Spain was in a war with what   
   > > would later become the Netherlands. That Netherlands, that in turn   
   > > inspired The American Revolution with its Bill of Rights that you are so   
   > > proud off.   
   >   
   > The prototype is laid down in the Torah. Go to Egypt, weasel your way   
   > into a position of power, and come up with some welfare scheme purported   
   > to save the people from famine. Come seven years and it turns out you   
   > own all the wheat the people grew, which you then sell back to them. If   
   > they don't have money, you'll take land, livestock, slaves, whatever.   
   >   
   > After a while your tribe owns everything and the people are getting   
   > pissed. Your god advises you to get out of town, and you do so after   
   > stealing everything that isn't nailed down.   
   >   
   > On your way to new lands to plunder, you're save by a miracle. Sometimes   
   > the Red Sea parts, sometimes it doesn't.   
      
      
   You may have come up with the most elegant summary.   
      
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