[Honorary Serb]

The original rationale for the Crusades was more than justified--a defensive war against the international muslim jihad, with its goal of world conquest. But when the Crusaders attacked the Jews and the Orthodox Christians--especially the horrible sack of Constantinople and the establishment of the phony "Latin Empire"--that was something else, which defeated the whole purpose (as the above article indeed says).

All of this history still affects us today. The "Western" attack on the Serbs (which still goes on today), and the bigoted Serbophobia and even Pravoslavophobia (hatred of Orthodox Christians) spouted by so many of the "Western" pundit class is the biggest example in the world today. (The Nazi holocaust, primarily directed against the Jews, but also against Serbs and Russians, was another example.)

All of this is not only criminally unjust, but detracts from our need to fight the international muslim jihad, which is again resurgent.

[CARepubGal]

Interesting take. Thanks for the history from the Slavic POV.

[norton]

"Pravoslavophobia (hatred of Orthodox Christians)"

I'll admit to being ignorant in at least some regards:
Where does this one come from???