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Given that 1 million Europeans were kidnapped as slaves by Arabs, and both Spain and Sicily having been conquered by Muslims, and how most of the Yugoslavian re
by deogeo 8y ago
Given that 1 million Europeans were kidnapped as slaves by Arabs, and both Spain and Sicily having been conquered by Muslims, and how most of the Yugoslavian region was called the "Military Frontier" for three centuries due to the Ottoman incursions it had to guard against, how on Earth do you arrive at "Islam vs the West" being historically inaccurate?
- dosy 8y agoNo offence, but it seems to me you want to see "Islam" and "the West" as a conflict. Maybe that story of Islam and the West in conflict has been manufactured, and your response (like many others') is desired by, and plays into the hands of, those who benefit from manufacturing conflict.
- yakshaving_jgt 8y agoHow much of history do you believe is a fabrication? Do you believe the Battle of Vienna possibly never happened? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna
- dosy 8y agoI didn't say facts didn't happen. I said the stories we make of them are optional. I assume I know the same facts as you, and I choose a different interpretation. But maybe that's not true, maybe the facts you and I know are different. If you read the entire book, I think you'll know why I say Islam is part of the West, not versus it.
- deogeo 8y agoThat's a fine ad hominem, but you offer no rebuttal to my points. Perhaps you could share with us the main points the book makes instead?
- dosy 8y agoRebutt what? I don't see your conclusion following from your examples. So there's nothing to rebutt. By the way, I highly recommend you read the book.