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They're about as European as the Albanians lol
by prodmerc 11y ago
They're about as European as the Albanians lol
- oblio 11y agoThe Albanians are one of the oldest population groups in Europe. They are descended from Paleo-Balkanic peoples.
- anon4 11y agoIf uncle Hitler has taught me anything, it's that people who aren't blond-eyed blue-haired Aryans are dirty non-European foreigners! /s
- prodmerc 11y agoWell, OK, I just recently learned they're an mostly Islamic country who love their gun culture. An odd combination for any "European" country, yet they're technically in Southern Europe. Nothing against it, really, but they don't fit in with the neighbors, for sure...
- oblio 11y agoFinns and Czechs also love their guns. And Albanians used to be Christians until they were converted under Ottoman rule. If you take any given coordinates available in Europe, you're bound to find oddballs. Oh, and regarding Islam, there's Wahhabism and there's the Ottoman-style Sunni Islam (I don't know the historic name for it). The two have little in common. The Muslims in Europe are 99% results of Ottoman influence. So European Muslims, especially in the Balkans, are quite moderate.
- guard-of-terra 11y agoThere's no reason why moderate Muslims won't gravitate towards Wahhabism. For three reasons: - Wahhabism seems to be sound, certainly more than selective reading of holy books and closing eyes on some scenes. Of course, I'm not Muslim so I can't really judge. - Saudi Arabia is pouring billions of oil dollars into promoting Wahhabism worldwide: building mosques, educating priests, etc etc. - There does not seem to be a productive, attractive doctrine for moderate, tolerant Muslim. As far as I see, it's pacified on ad hoc basis.