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Originally Posted by Sidelle
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I should have mentioned above that I've only just scratched the surface -- i.e. total noob about this subject. Back when it happened I never heard much about it (didn't care about politics or watching the news, other countries and their conflicts, etc) so now I'm trying to learn more about it on my own. I haven't quite gotten to the years since the conflict ended but it's good that they're doing reasonably well now.
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Bosnians enjoyed a priveleged status, along with Albanians, in the ottoman millet system. Anyway, Bosnians, Albanians, and Crimean Tatars enslaved millions of Christian Slavs over the centuries. The Serbs took vengeance and all of a sudden they were the evil ones.
Doesn't excuse it, just saying it's not as simplistic as "Serbs evil Bosnians victims"...
Wver wonder how seemingly modern nations like France and Germany could fight WW2? I get it, Germany was nationalistic and in dire economic straits, but you can't simply create pervasive hatred like the Nazis did without something inherent in the culture. Same thing in the Balkans. The Catholics, Serbs, and muslims had been treating each other like shit for centuries... That doesn't end because Tito says so
As for you Peatree, merry Christmas. My father was raised muslim and he isn't violent, but he also is a lapsed Shia at best... I can only speak for iran, but anyone in that country that is an actual devout Muslim is looked upon with suspicion by the rest of the population (the majority), since Islam is looked upon as a tool of repression. I don't think nearly all muslims are evil. But of all the religions I would choose to belong to, I thibk islam would be the last, behind anime worship and cannibalism
Finally, Baha'is aren't hippies dude. The religion started as a revival of faith in God during a period when Shia Iran was becoming influenced by secular (relatively) britain. Maybe america Baha'is are that way, but I assure you the founding populations aren't. We're conservative... I voted Romney