Shylock is a fictional Jewish money-lender invented by Shakespeare.

The story ends when Shylock is defeated and forced to abandon Judaism.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shylock

  • OccamsRazer@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    That’s kind of weak… He’s obviously comparing them to the character of Shylock, and the fact that he’s Jewish is more of a criticism of Shakespeare being antisemitic. Trump might be antisemitic, but this isn’t a very good example.