Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20150204202730/@comment-1496755-20150302114254

I feel that the first seeds of the communist creed were planted around the time of the Liberation - there was a lot of anger towards the rich back then, for two main reasons: 1. They rarely/never helped their less fortunate compatriots, and 2. They were often in good relations with the Ottoman rulers, which made them look like traitors to ordinary folk.

There is a special word for these people - "chorbadjia". It means a rich and powerful person who is (often, but not always) cozy with the Ottomans and would (often, but not always) betray the rebels and their cause. There were exceptions, though - there were some rich people who supported the rebel movement (in secret, of course).