Thomas Sowell actually discusses this. Using the Jewish people for an example, ages ago it was considered loathsome to engage in the practice of money lending, banking, and so on. The Jews were more or less forced to go into that line of work because “good” people considered it beneath them. The Jews became great at it and so envy and hatred takes hold of the “good” people. They are forced to deal with who they consider the wretched members of society. It is the same with other races throughtout the years.
It’s always good to hear what Thomas Sowell has to say. He’s the gold standard.
Government tends to be backward thinking. It’s in the nature of consensus. There are lags. In contrast, progress comes from those individuals who sensibly violate the consensus.
In this case, land ownership had prestige. The Government forbad Jews from owning land. Being a “money-changer” was seen as being for the lowest of the low. Jews were allowed to do that. So the government forbids Jews from agriculture, an industry in decline, but allows them to enter banking, a growth industry. Government screws things up so badly that, intending to screw the Jews, it makes them rich.
Look at Democrats. They still hate cars. They love trains and windmills. Nostalgia rules the day. Wasn’t it nice when the rich road in horse-drawn carriages on their way to the train station? Let’s return to the days of “Upstairs, Downstairs,” living upstairs of course. Democrats still want to take care of Blacks, just like they did when they literally owned them.