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> The illegitimate state of israel
What exactly is a legitimate state? I'm genuinely curious.
>Why is 25% of harvard is jewish?
Because they basically put a huge religious emphasis in education since the Middle-Ages.
Every Jewish family was pressured by Rabbis to become litterate when most people were illiterates. Combine that for several generations and you get a sustrainable advantage.
Here are two excellent books on the matter:
https://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Few-Education-Princeton-Economic/dp/0691163510
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691153063/capitalism-and-the-jews