[quote=briansd1]This is today, why are we talking about the Crusades?

If that were so important, then why not talk about slavery which is a lot more recent?

Conservatives think that what was done by parents and grand-parents have no bearing on today’s society, hence no need for affirmation action and programs to give opportunities to disadvantaged citizens.

But the Conservatives believe that the Crusades are relevant to today’s Islam?[/quote]

Brian: That whooshing sound would be “the point” going right over your head.

The Crusades are very relevant to today’s Islam, especially the virulent strain that Osama and al-Qaeda evangelize. Americans are repeatedly referred to as “Crusaders” and demonized as infidels sullying “sacred” Saudi soil (home to Mecca and Medina) with their presence.

The timeline regarding the Crusades was sent in response to a post from Dan (urbanrealtor) claiming that Islam was not envisioned as an expansionist faith, when history shows quite the contrary.

As far as trying to tie into reparations and Affirmative Action (which has been so thoroughly debunked as a social program its now a punchline) as a balm for slavery: How about those 350,000 WHITE soldiers that died during the American Civil War to put an end to slavery? Hey, while we’re on that topic, let’s add in the post-Civil War Democratic record (up to the 1960s) on blacks, civil rights and Jim Crow laws, okay? Paging Governor George Wallace…