For example, the claim that “the Arabs” forced the Jewish people out of Israel/Palestine.
I mean other than pointing out that the Assyrian Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire, and Roman Empire, were responsible for that, and that the Roman/Byzantine Empire had periodic persecutions for centuries afterwards, etc., I can only odd.
I figure on one hand there might be honest historical ignorance. But on the other, I can’t correct this without getting slapped for it, and this reinforces current ethnic and religious hatred.
I am so with you on this one. And it’s been going on since the first empire of whoever-wherever came into being. Unfortunately, we’re going through a Dark Age of our own, it would appear.
All I can come up with is keep fighting the good fight, and make friends not battles. And hold on and ride it out the best one can.
It worked so well for Xitter! This is not a business model, this is a kiss-the-ring model. He’s not worried about profits, he is worried about “L’État, c’est moi.” I expect lots more of this to come.
