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[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

During the crusades the region was controlled by the Abbasid Caliphate, and ruled as a Muslim land. The only reason the Christians, Jew, and Muslims "got along" there was due to being under the rule of a single and powerful empire. It wasn't like the Middle East of the time was separate kingdoms who got along, it was controlled by empires for almost all of its history.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

@Tavarin sure. I'm not disputing that. I'm just saying the crusades weren't their fault.