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" ... Another caveat urges us to avoid confusing the effects of a religion on institutions with its effects on individuals. According to Berger, Confucianism preaches many of the virtues, such as education, hard work and delayed gratification, which are conducive to prosperity among individuals, but that Confucian disdain for commerce has tended to create societies which are more conducive to entrepreneurial stagnation. Therefore a Confucian China can stagnate for millennia. But when Chinese people migrate to more open societies in Southeast Asia, they become the wealthy 'overseas Chinese,' Jews of the East, prospering and helping to prosper the societies they live in, part of the vanguard of economic development. Groups like the overseas Chinese become easy scapegoats for demagogues. ... "
" ... But this is nothing new. As demonstrated throughout history, whenever people are unable to explain major negative events, they look for scapegoats. Just remember: in the Middle Ages, 60,000 to 80,000 women in Europe were burned as “witches,” persecuted because they were blamed for the spread of disease, crop failures and other natural disasters. ... "
" ... If there is anyone who can appreciate the deep importance of forming an alliance with people outside his own country it is Miguel Torres Maczassek’s father, Miguel Torres. During Franco’s rule in Spain that started in 1936, many people in Catalonia had their businesses destroyed, their property taken away and some were imprisoned and even killed as they were used as scapegoats for Spain’s problems. Miguel Torres’ father (Miguel Torres Maczassek’s grandfather) was one of those victims who had everything taken away and spent time as a prisoner who committed no crime other than being from Catalonia. The rest of Europe and the U.S. were too busy recovering from the Second World War and so Franco stayed in power until 1975 with still many of the people in Catalonia fearful of speaking out about these atrocities until recently. This was part of the reason why Miguel Torres knew it was important to travel around the world introducing the Torres wines to export markets because if he only sold in Spain there was always the threat that everything would be taken away but if the world knew about him and his family’s winery, then he and his family were less likely to be in danger. And so an international group such as the PFV can be vital especially for those living in countries where there is an unstable government. ... "
" ... They were decoys … and likely scapegoats. ... "
" ... Which is why the interchangeable use of the terms Antifa and radical left is so troubling. As federal, state, and local law enforcement officials begin to work through the aftermath of mass protests and focus on addressing accountability for the violent outbreaks that accompanied them, there will be a desire to find scapegoats for America’s current crisis. With the President and Attorney General making it clear they believe Antifa is the culprit, there is no question that the extremist protesters will be in the sights of law enforcement action. ... "