Saturday, April 3, 2010

5,000 years of Imperial history

Throughout my life I have heard more than I ever cared to hear about the evil, oppressive, conquering faction of European colonialists and the culpability they (and their descendants) should be willing to accept for the supposed degradation of anything they touched.  And from this, I have been equally taken aback upon observing the inconvenient but necessary truths the accusers flatly refuse when challenged to give an account for their own cultural imperfections.

For those interested, visit this link and take 90 seconds to watch a timeline history of the Middle East and Africa.  Consider how one empire perpetually conquers another, and note the points in which the Crusaders and European colonialists finally make their presence known.  You just might learn something.

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