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  • [OT] Why you should stop apologizing for the Crusades

    From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Mon Feb 2 08:50:36 2026
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    You're probably not someone who goes around apologizing to the Muslims
    for the Crusades but there certainly ARE some people like that; I've
    seen video of Europeans who are distant descendants of Crusaders
    actually travelling to the Middle East and seeking out distant
    descendants of early Muslims to apologize to them.

    Goldie Gamari, a former Canadian parliamentarian, explains why these
    apologies are inappropriate. She imbeds a short clip of a history
    professor explaining how the Muslims did far more violence against the Christian regions than Christians ever did against Muslims. The maps
    alone speak volumes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6mMHaM7v0 [11 minutes]
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    Rhino

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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Mon Feb 2 18:47:27 2026
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    On Feb 2, 2026 at 5:50:36 AM PST, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    You're probably not someone who goes around apologizing to the Muslims
    for the Crusades but there certainly ARE some people like that; I've
    seen video of Europeans who are distant descendants of Crusaders
    actually travelling to the Middle East and seeking out distant
    descendants of early Muslims to apologize to them.

    Goldie Gamari, a former Canadian parliamentarian, explains why these apologies are inappropriate. She imbeds a short clip of a history
    professor explaining how the Muslims did far more violence against the Christian regions than Christians ever did against Muslims. The maps
    alone speak volumes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6mMHaM7v0 [11 minutes]

    I've never gotten the whole 'guilt for the Crusades" thing. First of all, it was soooo long ago that surely the statute of limitations on guilt has to have run out for all but the most mentally ill among us.

    Second, the Crusades were launched in response to Muslim/Arab aggression into Christian lands, so FAFO. Don't start something you can't finish.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Mon Feb 2 19:46:05 2026
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    Feb 2, 2026 at 5:50:36 AM PST, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>:

    You're probably not someone who goes around apologizing to the Muslims
    for the Crusades but there certainly ARE some people like that; I've
    seen video of Europeans who are distant descendants of Crusaders
    actually travelling to the Middle East and seeking out distant
    descendants of early Muslims to apologize to them.

    Goldie Gamari, a former Canadian parliamentarian, explains why these >>apologies are inappropriate. She imbeds a short clip of a history >>professor explaining how the Muslims did far more violence against the >>Christian regions than Christians ever did against Muslims. The maps
    alone speak volumes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6mMHaM7v0 [11 minutes]

    I've never gotten the whole 'guilt for the Crusades" thing. First of all, it >was soooo long ago that surely the statute of limitations on guilt has to have >run out for all but the most mentally ill among us.

    Each and every time there is a push to rewrite history, the clock starts
    anew.

    Second, the Crusades were launched in response to Muslim/Arab aggression into >Christian lands, so FAFO. Don't start something you can't finish.

    Is there any news on locating the stolen Maltese Falcon?
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