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There’s nothing particularly original about Tarrant’s obsession with a long history of Europeans killing Muslims. Anders Breivik, the Norwegian terrorist who killed 77 people in a shocking string of attacks in 2011, styled himself as a crusading Templar knight and issued a manifesto that contained hundreds of references to conflicts in the Balkans — a region he and Tarrant both clearly viewed as a fault line between Islam and the West.
Of course, no particular brand of extremism has a monopoly on crude, vainglorious readings of history. The Islamist militants of the Islamic State also ostensibly believed they were fighting an epochal holy war, embracing an apocalyptic prophecy that the armies of Islam would vanquish the forces of “Rome” in a decisive battle that would prefigure the greater glory of the caliphate.
And while these white supremacists cling to their idea of the past, medievalists and historians are at pains to stress that no such past ever existed. “The idea that [medieval societies] are this paragon of unblemished whiteness is just ridiculous,” Paul Sturtevant, author of “The Middle Ages in the Popular Imagination,” told The Washington Post. “It would be hilarious if it weren’t so awful.”
The Ottoman Empire — itself a vast, multiethnic political entity — was in league with the Catholic French king, and its troops’ advance on the Austrian city was sped by the legendary Hungarian Protestant noble Imre Thokoly, who marched under the Ottoman banner with an ax to grind against the Catholic Hapsburgs in Vienna. The Ottomans were also boosted by Cossacks from what is now central Ukraine, who at the time saw them as useful allies against rival Poles and Russians.
What fuels Islamist terrorism which has cost thousands of lives around the world? Koran? Fantasies abt worldwide caliphat? Past grievances? Crusades frrom 12th century?
It really is an age old human trend used by dictators and tyrants. Thank you Washington Post for being REAL. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
The LEFT desperately resurrects White Supremacy/Nationalism to cover their tracks on Antifa, MS13 and illegal immigrant crime.
Oh, goodie! It's a propaganda lesson instead of 'doing investigative journalism' to examine how a SIMPLE BAN on MILITARY GRADE ASSAULT RIFLES would categorically PRECLUDE such mass shootings here in the U.S.
Based on the picture it appears to be islamic terrorism that causes it.
Everyone is at fake news. Mainstream to alternatives. Far left to far right and everyone in between. No one and no news outlet has integrity. No body know what is real news
Those who do not learn from history are condemned to look really stupid wearing MAGA hats and nodding along with FoxNews.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 2019 the year of white people are the devil 🤣🤣
Is it time to do a complete media analysis of terrorist coverage. You seem to be fixated on white terrorist, while brown terrorist get a free ride, why haven't you spent the last 3 days reporting on the brown terrorist, that tried to burn 51 kids alive in a bus?
MAINSTREAM NEWS wont report MY STORY. MORTGAGE CURRENT SenWarren has all my emails IBM/Seterus Predatory Servicing on my mortgage. FannieMae gives them a pass since IBM your contributor and your a STOCKHOLDER, HELLO Comey CFPB HAS MY DOCUMENTS & COVERED UP MAGA MassAGO
As someone whose Armenian ancestors were slaughtered by Turks, my desire to do violence upon them is zero. I simply do not understand these grudges especially the ones based on fairy tales.
Could you imagine WAPO doing this about Islam? Nope--me either.
Kean1S Why are you using his name ? The New Zealand PM has said his name will never be mentioned there and we should do the same. This is what that right wing terrorist wants.
Same like Indian Right wing... Saffron Terrorism 😒
Can the 'People' help get the FULL MuellerReport out
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