From: nobody@nowhere.com   
      
   On 2/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:   
   > On Feb 2, 2026 at 5:50:36 AM PST, "Rhino"    
   > 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.   
      
   I seldom know who was Good or Evil, but I find considerable arrogance in   
   the presumption than most any "apology" amounts to jack shit...   
      
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