Why Protestants Won Capitalism

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@@Benjamin-jo4rf thank you for your comment! and no I haven’t, what do you recommend I read from them?

[@Benjamin-jo4rf]

@@aishasarchive everything. Haha . His book on Zimbabwe and Rhodesia is great, his book on the USA relationship with Haiti, his books on WEB Dubois and Paul Robeson and Mrs. Robeson, his book on the roots of capitalism and settler colonialism, literally I just love all his books. He’s prolific and currently teaches in Houston and has a weekly radio show that is uploaded to KZbin. His books are the best though, he’s a great researcher.

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[@fujithegreat6069]

Nice analysis! I've always wondered why Protestant U.S. was so different to Catholic Mexico, and now I see why, but I would like to know more. Btw, you look gorgeous in that outfit.

[@aishasarchive]

@@fujithegreat6069 ohhh that would be such an interesting comparative analysis!! thank you very much for the kind words :)

[@TheGrenadier97]

Protestantism, materialism... makes sense.

[@jegga9199]

All people are drawn to things, and Evangelical Christianity is based on the Bible which makes Jesus' teachings very clear on salvation, materialism etc.

[@ShaNaNa242]

​@@jegga9199 protestantism is not biblical

[@ShaNaNa242]

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[@ShaNaNa242]

@@jegga9199 lol, evangelicalism is a scam

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@@kalilg2242 ah, thank you so much! Glad you found it interesting

[@lewiz1698]

Amazing video, keep up the good work !

[@aishasarchive]

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[@ahdorbfidks]

sorry the music is too loud for me

[@andrewdryburgh1893]

I like the spirit of benj Franklin visiting you mid reading

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I really like this video! I think it would be helpful to provide sources and page numbers to all information however. Good video nonetheless and I see a good future for your channel!

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[@johnbolton292]

That was informative. Thanks.

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@@merarifreethought thank you so much! I hope you enjoy :)

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This is good, I feel like you and the Friendly Neighborhood Anthropologist channel could do a good collab

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[@eclypsaqueen7013]

it's crazy cause just the other day i was talking about how the reason society is the way it is is bc of our protestant past i never even thought to link it to capitalism! that algorithm is crazy man,,,, kinda scary actually i like ur content! but i'm also scared lol

[@aishasarchive]

thank you very much for your comment :] I am also scared lol

[@josephinetounkara6576]

Keep up the good work ❤

[@adamandsethdylantoo]

I say this as a Protestant, there’s something to be said about the fact that saints come from all walks of life in Catholicism/Orthodoxy, while Protestantism’s logical end is the prosperity gospel pastor who says there’s nobody you should turn to but him (although he’ll say Jesus) as the model for what you should aspire to. The whole idea of the “Protestant work ethic” is putting “the grind” on the level of spiritual practice and saying “God is best served when his people prosper” instead “God is best worshiped when his people seek holiness”

[@josepheridu3322]

Protestantism is free way to interpret doctrine. Capitalism is free way to trade. I agree that the Protestant work ethic is associated with Capitalism, but it goes way back: Germanic people were never that centralized, and avoided centralization of religion, and proof of this is how divided Germany was before the Holy Roman Empire.

[@Malygosblues]

It's also a free way to mason if you catch my drift

[@tszxc8836]

Yes, there is a racial essentialism that is missing when the divide is split by religion. The faustian aspect is also missed, in many cases it is not that one works to live or lives to work but that one lives to *strive*. The amish are not particularly capitalistic though they are entrepreneurial and do turn profits, honest religion is declining in many places, for example Germany, but it is safe to say that Germany will always dominate Europe economically when left to its own devices, and its safe to say that Haiti, Papua New Guinea, and Liberia will never be economically or capitalistically significant no matter how much they protestant

[@ShaNaNa242]

The Catholic Church always critiqued Capitalism.

[@adenjones1802]

Was the selling of indulgences some sort of satire then?

[@ShaNaNa242]

@@adenjones1802 they never sold indulgences. You would recieve them if you donated to Pope Leo X's campaign to rebuild St. Peters, they reduced temporal punishment for sin and purgatory. The practice was later stopped because it was overly abused. St peter was not meerly a personal property for the church, but a cultural marvel and something that many many people loved.

[@adenjones1802]

​@@ShaNaNa242 They didn't sell indulgences. They just provided them in exchange for donations. I see. Very meaningful difference here. Also cultural marvels that people love which were funded by the poor who were swindled is exactly the kind of ego projects that fascist and dictators love doing.

[@gustavoabreu3097]

Even though I have a more positive view of Protestantism and capitalism, I really enjoyed your video 😊

[@aishasarchive]

@@gustavoabreu3097 Haha, thank you so much 🫶🏿 glad you enjoyed

[@adenjones1802]

One thing that never gets brought up during these discussions is the core and defining protestant belief that you are not saved by works. That is an inherently anti capitalist message. Whydo we never bring it up.

[@amillar7]

Great content. Music a little quieter please.

[@aishasarchive]

@@amillar7 will do next time! Thank you for your comment :)

[@danielwells5474]

Quaker Oats is NOT affiliated with the Society of Friends (Quakers). That name was chosen as a marketing tactic to pay on the good reputation of Quaker merchants. It was American Quakers that invented the modern practice of prices posted publicly, instead of the merchant changing the price on the spot based on the customer. They were so trusted that you could send your child to go buy something without great they would be ripped off, at a time when it was presumed a shop keeper was very likely to charge as much as they could get away with. Think of the cliche scene of the naive person asking "how much is it, Mister" to which the seller responds "how much do you have on you? ... Why that's just enough!"

[@stevenchan8211]

To correct some misconceptions. The distinctives of calvinism at the time of it's founding weren't really predestination. Most Western Christian sects had variations of predestination at that point in time. Martin Luther, who laid the basis for Lutheranism, taught predestination. The Catholic Theologian Thomas Aquinas taught predestination. The Calvinists' main disagreements which led to them being a separate sect were actually over the nature of communion. The Catholics taught transubstantiation where the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus, the Lutherans taught consubstantiation (although Lutheran theologians don't like the term) where the body and blood of Jesus is with the bread and wine in a mysterious way, while John Calvin taught a spiritual presence.

[@WasOne2]

WTH is the music so loud? I can hardly hear the talking. Please make it softer.

[@Juciwaters]

One suggestion, the background music is a lil too loud and distracting😅

[@michaelh1832]

Capitalism is merely one of the latest iterations of methods for attaining and maintaining hierarchies and dominance; religion being an ancient one. Religion does not exist without indoctrination. Like breaking a horse in order to ride it, religious indoctrination is a form of abuse, particularly with respect to children. Those traumatized as such develop emergent personality traits that leave them obsessed with dominance and hierarchy. Ultimately, our fundamental societal struggle between our innate egalitarianism and emergent urges for hierarchy and dominance, dates back ~10-12k years when we transitioned from immediate return societies to one based on surplus and commodification. Prior to this, so for 95% of human existence, we thrived in primarily egalitarian societies, this is our innate nature. We know this from relatively recent (roughly over the last 50 years) advances in behavioral science; philosophy prior to this can be interesting, providing historical perspectives, but are largely irrelevant as they provide little explanatory value.

[@benhallo1553]

Interesting video idea

[@aishasarchive]

@@benhallo1553 thank you!

[@darthtepes575]

Nice vid

[@aishasarchive]

Thank you!!!

[@WhereThatLongGrassGrows]

I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you. Do more theologically based videos.

[@aishasarchive]

@@WhereThatLongGrassGrows thank you very much for your comment! I’ll be sure to remember that

[@Mayday25]

The music is the background is annoying

[@Moribus_Artibus]

But did they win having an actual culinary tradition and good food? 😂

[@tszxc8836]

"Do you season your food?" "I land things on the moon" 🗿

[@Moribus_Artibus]

@@tszxc8836 Look, I think the West is better off for it. It creates balance. I trust my money with Protestants, but I do love wine and nudity something which they are a bit more uptight about.

[@enzocompanbadillo5365]

@@tszxc8836 So you are from that continent discovered by a catholic backed by a catholic kingdom? (Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs of Spain) Also, the first realistic depictions of the moon observed from a telescope were made by a catholic (Galileo) and so were the first maps of the lunar surface (Riccioli and Grimaldi).

[@tszxc8836]

@@enzocompanbadillo5365 I have nothing but respect for everyone and everything you mentioned in your reply and the world owes a great deal to all of them. The Spanish explorers, especially those looking for Terra Australis are particularly inspiring. My point wasn't so much about the religious divide but that Protestant/Catholic in this case is merely a substitute for a racial/ethnic divide where Germanics largely adopted Protestantism and the global south became very Catholic

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cool shirt

[@aishasarchive]

@@AAA.AAA006 thank you!

[@Ketannabis]

im with the catholics on this one

Nether Steve Jobs nor Jeff Bezos nor Mark Zuckerberg are the least bit Protestant.💙

[@wisdometernallifethroughveins]

You make me feel like Sean Kingston

[@beautifulwhitecat]

I thought this was a Christian channel. Guess not. Got only about 5 mins in until I hear the F word being used. 😢 Please use clean language that glorifies and honors God. ✝️

[@Barnabas94]

This video is a critique of Puritanism

[@mikaelrosing]

There is protestantism and there is evangilical secterians that dont abide by any Protestant beliefs other than Sola fide in a watered down sense. thoese are proto protestants.

[@StephenSweeney-r5q]

By capitalism you mean things like work ethic and only using money for the benefit of the company not burning it up like the Vanderbilt’s . Modern big business and corporations have nothing resembling the stuff you’ve talking about . Small businesses if they fail they really fail , the big guys just get baled out. Imagine a small business owner who’s bankrupt going a financial investment house looking for a loan not for the business but his lifestyle.

[@Merle1987]

...because they had jobs.

[@culifabrizio1479]

Bro capitalism has flaws but it is the best system

[@Scere]

Best system for what?

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

Not the best system. Late stage capitalism is what caused American healthcare failing

[@cerealbowl7038]

@@Cyan_Nightingale "Late state capitalism" is a conspiracy theory.

[@KohanKilletz]

Best system for turning raw material into garbage

[@Scere]

@@KohanKilletz i’ve watched some of your videos before. Knew you seemed familiar

[@BigBlack81]

06:50 to 07:00 - 🤯

[@Orphoid]

15:27 idk sounds like something the devil would tell you tbh