Googling around, I’ve seen a lot of users and journos claiming they are a jewish stereotype. I struggled to even compare them to what HP did. And as a partially jew, I’m really jealous of qualities these bigots paint and the thinking process Quark put to work. He’s probably my favorite character of the whole franchise.
The funny thing is - Rowling could avoid it, not mention t at all, but she’s gone out of her way to print it.
You could basically remove money from HP and not make a difference. The hate between the Malfoys and Harry/the Weasleys is mostly based on world view anyway. The fact that they are rich and powerful would just as well serve as them just being influential.
There was was really no reason to bring the goblins in, or at least not as she did