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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
as I learned more and more about the history of Europe and the middle east I noticed something very interesting.
Islamic empires sat squarely in the middle of the silk road and controlled all the trade with Europe and china and India, this is what made the Islamic empires wealthy.
then when the Dutch went around the horn of Africa to India things took a turn for the worse for Islam. in fact Islam is so hostile and xenophobic that Islam stayed in the iron age while Europe advanced.
after Europe got going Islam was left sucking hind tit for 700 years, then oil!! Islam is doing the exact same thing Islam did 700 years ago, blackmailing the west by cutting off resources and causing bullshit problems
Islam appears to be a one trick pony 
(BTW, Islam got it's start robbing caravans in the desert between mecca and the place they go to every year and trample each other to death.) |
You sort of missed colonialism. The west has not been saints in all of this. But if you look at what is happening now, it is pretty much a good thing. The normal Muslims have banded together to fight Isis and Al Qaeda. Because of our news medai we tend to focus on the negative but the region is showing unheard of cooperation lately.