

In regards to your opener sentence: Bitch, what.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
https://www.britannica.com/place/Timeline-of-the-Roman-Empire
Hell, west Rome fell to other Europeans. Viking Age, Europeans. You had Charles Martel and his little moment at Tours but at the end of the day you’re just talking about neighbors going to war with each other which is just what neighboring regions do, historically.


It’s gotta be about someone, and I’m not going to complain in fifty years when it’s all about China (because I’ll be dead)