>>55598581It's in their nature/culture to always want more. They are greedy and arrogant and feel justified since their religion says that all other people are lesser beings to exploit.
Their arrogance always ends up biting them in the ass, but they never seem to learn. They could have been simple traders, yes, but they always feel the need to go overboard with usury and exploitation. It's been going on since the dawn of time and it shows no signs of stopping
