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submitted 2 months ago by Maven@lemmy.zip to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought we were talking about sectarian violence in the Middle East.

The wars in the Balkans in the 1990s can be traced back directly to Ottoman conquest.

Huh? How so?

Anyway you're trying to prove that Ottoman empire bad, which is... Well... It's not that simple but I definitely don't like them.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You were singing their praises just now.

Sure empires create stability inside themselves. Otherwise they wouldn’t be able to exist.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

You're clearly moving the goalposts so I'll just disengage from this conversation.