Werner Sombart argued that profit seeking at the expense of another was a Jewish practice that spread to the rest of society.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Sources show Sombart attributed the origins of modern capitalist profit-seeking to Jews, describing them as its founders and drivers and as replacing the medieval economic order, which broadly matches the claim.
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… I guess it's perfectly normal for Christians to be well, how can you they're they're rich and acquisitive Christians too, right? And either he doesn't know or he doesn't care that that wasn't the case by and large not that long ago. So what Karl Marx generally says, along right with uh Sombart many years later, Profit seeking at the expense of another was a Jewish practice that spreads to the rest of society, and that's what Sombart has shown. Let me quote Marx again from, you know, part two of Zurich Judean Frog, or, uhm, Jewish Question: Christianity is a sublime thought of Judaism. Judaism is a common practical application of Christianity. …
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Supports. A primary review of Sombart's 1911 book states he identified Jews as the originators and drivers of modern capitalism, and that Jewish economic distinctiveness and affinity for money were central to his argument.[1]
Supports. Wikipedia's summary says Sombart argued Jewish traders, excluded from guilds, broke up the medieval commercial system and replaced it with modern capitalism focused on unlimited competition and profit.[2]
Supports. A scholarly paper on German-Jewish economic elites reports Sombart saw Jews as the 'founders of modern capitalism' with 'great importance for modern economic life'.[3]
Supports. Sombart's text itself describes the Jew as a gain-seeker whose profit-seeking, held to be legitimate, underlay his business practices and their spread through the trade.[4]
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- 1Capitalism and the Jews (review)muse.jhu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Werner Sombart - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3[PDF] The German-Jewish Economic Elite (1900 – 1933) - Universität Trieruni-trier.de · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4[PDF] The Jews and Modern Capitalism - Public Library UKpublic-library.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
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