Jiang says this long-term European enmity against Jews, created by nobility and repeated through expulsion and massacre, is needed to understand why the Holocaust happened.
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European History
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...and that's why divine comedy marks a radical turning point in European history it doesn't happen right away right it takes about a hundred..."
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Jiang argues that Augustine's ideology underlies the Catholic Church and will drive European history for the next thousand years, including the Dark Ages.
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"...is a pattern that will be consistent for basically all of European history up until the Holocaust. If you want to understand why the..."
"So in 1492, Spain expelled the Jews. But before that, the Germans expelled the Jews in 1100, France in 1306. But before then, you..."
"...important for us because it is Augustine's ideology that will drive European history for the next thousand years. In fact, I will make the..."
"...and that's why divine comedy marks a radical turning point in European history it doesn't happen right away right it takes about a hundred..."
"european european history is led to a lot of evil in europe right for example anti -semitism in europe um so dante feels compelled..."
"...So Divine Comedy is the most influential work of literature in European history. Why? Because Dante's comedy will give rise to the Protestant Reformation..."
"...not pay you back, and this was a constant problem in European history. But now that Parliament is a sovereign power. If you're a..."
"...is, he can be overthrown. And this is what happens throughout European history. But the nation state cannot be overthrown, right? Does that makes..."
"...idea is going to drive a lot of the catastrophes of European history for the next hundred years. This is Johann Fichte. He is..."
"...gets them to go collect taxes. Right? So the Jews throughout European history have been the scapegoats for the elite."
"...French. And the Prussians, again, are considered, at this time in European history, the greatest army ever. All right? So they are run by..."
"...C betrays the king, okay? This would happen a lot in European history. But this is how most wars are fought in the feudal..."
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