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[–]asterias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This paki claims that the turks were some kind of multicultural missionaries, which is a total lie. Not a surprise as pakis consider turks their brothers.

I wonder if his family was brought to UK because they were some kind of collaborators. It happened in Cyprus during the EOKA struggle, when Brits would bring traitors to UK as a reward for their treason.

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This paki claims that the turks were some kind of multicultural missionaries, which is a total lie.

What do you think they were? I've seen Borzoi also make the argument that the Ottomans were multiculturalists and that America is a neo-Ottoman project.

[–]asterias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They were barbaric hordes that followed a model of enslaving and looting and never created anything. The only multiculturalism was towards jews, who were invited by the sultan from Spain to Thessaloniki to replace the local (Greek Christian) population and make a career as slave traders and moneylenders. Non-muslims (with the exception of jews) were living as slaves and suffered. Religion and ethnicity coincided; to "become a turk" meant to become a muslim and many did either for profit or at threat of torture and execution.