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Kronder12 9 points ago +9 / -0

Europe put up one hell of a fight.

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jennyfrutex 13 points ago +13 / -0

The Ottoman Turks (Muslims, of course) spent centuries trying to fight their way into Europe from the East, and they devastated Austria, which they saw as their way into Europe. They laid siege to Vienna twice: once in 1529, and then once in 1683, when they almost succeeded. Vienna had been ravaged by plague in 1679, and in 1683 the city was on the brink of falling, when who swooped in to save the day? The king of Awesome Based Poland, that's who. Jan Sobieski swept in with his Polish troops, routed the Turks, and saved Vienna (and Christendom).

Throughout history, Muslims have been aggressors.

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John_Bigbootay 3 points ago +3 / -0

And the day when the Winged Hussars defeated the Turks was September 11th, 1683.