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I don't like this comment, but I can't put my finger on why exactly.

I think it's the drive-by, reflexive assignment of guilt, while knowing nothing of the circumstances.

This strikes me as the opposite of thinking. What you said might be true, it might not, what have you added to the world?

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The gold, land, art reference 2 posts above yours almost certainly refers to the Rothschilds, so I don't know why solosoyokaze is being downvoted as the Rothschilds most definitely funded wars to their own profit.

I believe it was the Rothschilds, yes. I suspect solosoyokaze is being downvoted for the word "triggered". That's a long step past "funded".

Well actually if solosoyokaze had said something more like

"This is probably referring to the rothschilds based on (link to historical information). It's reasonable to extrapolate that they were war profiteers based on (reasoning)"

Then I think it really could have added some insight into the world instead of being like the drive-by ignorance the parent comment refers to.

The parent comment had no more sourcing than my comment, I'm not sure why you're singling my comment out. Yes the Rothschilds fit my description, but I'd argue anyone who maintained generational wealth in the time of colonization, slavery and zero labor laws, did so through non-ethical means.

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