Right, paying for survival was, unfortunately, always a way to do business. So, if you lived in a nation that would murder you or disposess you in a moments notice, you paid. So, yes, they weren't above that taint.
Right, if surviving a government that would kill or diposess you without thought or guilt, paying was a good option. Buying life and limb and buying favors are two different things. Whether he was not anti-semtic is not the point. He was pro graft (Rasputin). What frightened people did to save their lives is another story. No one is above their struggle for life. It didn't say I will try and use this money to "help" people", it said "fine binge". What a noble thought.
Right, if surviving a government that would kill or diposess you without thought or guilt, paying was a good option. Buying life and limb and buying favors are two different things. Whether he was not anti-semtic is not the point. He was pro graft (Rasputin). What frightened people did to save their lives is another story. No one is above their struggle for life. It didn't say I will try and use this money to "help" people", it said "fine binge". What a noble thought.
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