What would the history of the past ~300 years have looked like if the Jews had never existed?

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[–]antireddit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There's no way to know with these alternate history thought experiments. There are just too many variables. One thing we can do though is look at an example where Jews had been expelled for a substantial amount of time.

The best example of this is of course England. Which expelled all Jews in 1290 and continued to ban them from their shores for hundreds of years, under punishment of death. During this time England became the most powerful nation on earth. They experienced a golden age that culminated in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and influenced western civilization and world history greatly. So yeah, they seemed to have done pretty fucking good without Jewish interference or influence.

Other European nations experienced similar golden ages after expelling them as well. Sweden and Spain are two that come to mind.

[–]ayotollahsinIran 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Which Queen Elizabeth?

[–]antireddit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I hope you're joking. The 1st.

[–]ayotollahsinIran 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why would I be joked?There have been 2 Elizabeth's and as far as I know Britain s peak came after the first.