>>916602>I'm talking something international, perhaps ChristianityChristianity seems to be a Trojan horse for philosemitism in our modern era if anything.
>>916620Very good.
I am making something like this for the Lebanese diaspora, because Lebanese are literally the Jews of Latin America and Western Africa, it's fucking uncanny. It must be something in the blood.
It's not done yet, but you can research for yourself on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_diasporaThere are more Lebanese living outside of Lebanon (8-14 million), than within (4 million).
Lebanese abroad are considered "rich, educated and influential"[8] and over the course of time emigration has yielded Lebanese "commercial networks" throughout the world.[9] As a result, remittances from Lebanese abroad to family members within the country were estimated at $7.5 billion in 2010 and accounted for 18% of the country's economy.[10]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_people_in_Sierra_Leone#Trade_and_employmentAs they expanded their trading interests into the interior, they gained some commercial power. However, they were blamed for a 1919 rice scarcity, and riots broke out against them in which their shops were looted.[6] Even the colonial authorities, traditionally seen as the patrons of the Lebanese, did not protect them; instead, they deported two Lebanese traders blamed for causing the shortages. This was one of the first major incidents that contributed to the Lebanese having a negative image in Sierra Leone.
In the 1920s, they not only began to enjoy better access to credit, but also began to play a role themselves in extending credit to agricultural producers in the interior, sometimes at exorbitant rates which sparked the intervention of the colonial government.[8] Beginning in the 1930s, the Lebanese began to outcompete indigenous traders, by concentrating their returns from commerce back into the same sector to expand their purchases of goods, rather than diversifying into other sectors. The worldwide Great Depression actually strengthened their position, as smaller African-owned trading enterprises were hit the hardest.[10]
Many Lebanese traders were deported in the 1940s for illicit diamond trading. By the 1950s, diamonds had become the most important business sector for Lebanese traders. Throughout the 1950s, they continued their diamond smuggling, mainly to Liberia; as many as 20% of diamonds on the world market may have passed through the hands of Lebanese and Madingo traders in Sierra Leone and Liberia.[11]
However, the Lebanese are not solely active in the diamond sector; they also operate cinemas, hotels, casinos, factories, and travel agencies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lebanese_people_in_Africa#Sierra_Leone"Hisham Mackie (born 1969[1]) is a multimillionaire Sierra Leonean businessman. He is by far the biggest diamond exporter from Sierra Leone, accounting for 51% of all official Sierra Leone diamond exports[2][3] Mackie runs H.M Diamond, a company which accounted for 40% of all diamond exports in 2005.[4]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lebanese_people_in_Mexico#BusinessCarlos Slim in particular was the richest man in the world 2010-2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_people_in_Ecuador#Notable_people"People of Lebanese background are very well represented in business and politics of the country. Some of them have reached the presidency and vice-presidency of Ecuador. Their prominence in politics provoked some backlash, with one politician warning of the "Bedouinization" of Ecuador."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lebanese_people_in_Brazil#PoliticsSao Paulo has been a Lebanese fief for quite a while.
A gigantic asshole stands out among the rest, Paulo Maluf:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Maluf"So notorious is Maluf's reputation that in Brazil the verb malufar was created, meaning "to steal public money"
One of the richest and most powerful men in France is a Lebanese from Brazil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_GhosnA powerful Lebanese dynasty supported Duvalier and ousted the President Aristide in Haiti:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_ApaidAnother Lebanese (Apaid's rival?) was Aristide's prime minister. They are also politically influential in the Dominican Republic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lebanese_people_in_the_Caribbean#Dominican_RepublicAnd let's not forget:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lebanese_AmericansThe only decent Lebanese is Ralph Nader.
