RSSOne crucial point is that prior to the Bolshevik Revolution it's quite possible that Schiff had only very vaguely heard of Lenin and might never have given him any money, especially since Schiff was very Jewish-focused and no one regarded Lenin as Jewish.
Now admittedly, a few details might easily have gotten somewhat garbled over time. For example, although Trotsky quickly became second only to Lenin in the Bolshevik hierarchy, in early 1917 the two men were still bitterly hostile over various ideological disputes, so he certainly was not then considered a member of that party. And since everyone today acknowledges that Schiff had heavily financed the failed 1905 Revolution in Russia, it seems perfectly possible that the $20 million figure mentioned by his grandson refers to the total invested over the years supporting all the different Russian revolutionary movements and leaders, which together finally culminated in the establishment of Bolshevik Russia. But with so many seemingly credible and independent sources all making such similar claims, the basic facts appear almost indisputable.
everyone agrees that Schiff had been a main backer of the 1905 revolution
No, there is no evidence Schiff funded the 1905 revolution or Trotsky himself. Schiff provided loans to Japan during the 1904 war. You’re just making stuff up based on a gossip column you haven’t read.
The documents in question were the British White Paper and the American Official Services Report, both employed by the Radio Priest to substantiate his statement that the Jewish bankers did assist in the financing Communism in Russia.
-In the spring of 1917, Jacob Schiff began to supply funds to Trotsky (Jew) to bring about the social revolution in Russia. The New York daily, Forward, which is a Judaeo-Bolshevik organ, gave a subscription for the same purpose.
* The American Official Services ReportReplies: @not true
On reading the American Official Services Report, a document divided into eight Sections , we find the following more specific words in Sections I to IV and VI to VIII as here printed:
"SectionI - In February, 1916, it was first discovered that a revolution was being fomented in Russia. It was found out that the following persons as well as the banking house mentioned were engaged in this work of destruction:
Jacob Schiff (Jew), Guggenheim(Jew), Max Breitung (Jew), Kuhn, Loeb &s Co. (Jewish Banking House), of which the following are the directors: Jaccob Schiff, Felix Warburg, Otto Kahn, Mortimer Schiff, S.H. Hanauer (all Jews).
There can be NO doubt that the Russian Revolution, which broke out a year after the information given above had been received, was launched and fomented by distinctively Jewish influences.
As a matter of fact, in April, 1917, Jacob Schiff began to supply funds to Trotsky to bring about the social revolution in Russia. The NY daily, Forward, which is a Judaeo-Bolshevik Organ, gave a subscription for the same purpose.
Through Stockholm, the Jew Max Warburg, was likewise furnishing funds to Trotsky and Co. They were also in receipt of funds from the Westphalian-Rhineland Syndicate, which is an important Jewish enterprise, as well as from another Jew, Olaf Aschberg, of the 'Nya Banken' of Stockholm, and from Givotovsky, a Jew, whose daughter is married to Trotsky. Thus the communications were set up between the Jewish multi-millionaires and the Jewish Proletarians.
Because there is simply no evidence this was true, as several academic studies found: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312916740_Jewish_Bankers_Russia_and_the_Soviet_Union_1900-1940_The_Case_of_Kuhn_Loeb_and_Company
The fact that you or Unz want it to be true doesn’t make it true.
It's the same as mediocre white people who claim to be really smart but "don't test well." A similar claim is being so smart that school wasn't enough of a challenge to even warrant trying to get good grades.
I’ve come to suspect that “not acting white” is a face-saving device to avoid admitting laziness or lack of intellectual ability.
You confuse academic performance and life outcome with brainpower. Although intelligence and conscientiousness are interrelated to a significant degree, they are two different things, and being smart doesn’t mean by default you’ll be hard-working.
Aside from the fact that some people do overestimate their intelligence and are prone to seeking excuses for their failures, there are a number of factors that can hamper the academic performance of otherwise smart kids, such as tumultuous family environment, social awkwardness, lack of meticulousness as a character trait, gaming addiction etc.
The standard IQ test is the most accurate indicator of intelligence, but scoring high at it won’t guarantee success. And since we’re always looking at averages, whether explicitly or implicitly, you’ll always find people who deviate from them to a significant degree.