Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snidely Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:23:13 -0700 Organization: Dis One Lines: 13 Message-ID: References: <10ojmjv$2ashr$1@dont-email.me> <10p9ti1$2c71i$1@dont-email.me> <10pantb$2kk45$1@dont-email.me> <10pc94h$36i8h$1@dont-email.me> <20260317123742.0000521e@gmail.com> <10pcu8n$3edfg$1@dont-email.me> <10pdspd$3mv8s$7@dont-email.me> <20260318122434.d7774816b147fba94b0b850c@127.0.0.1> <10pe83m$3rg2l$1@dont-email.me> <8a7r8mxvjt.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10per0k$2ghs$5@dont-email.me> <10pfhm2$aqf5$1@dont-email.me> <10pg2u5$f0nq$5@dont-email.me> <1rs7tqn.ajozxp1gi29boN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10phnao$113u1$6@dont-email.me> <1rsaf5i.1nrmqo3vtna18N%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsaj4d.rtb8ajbdoy69N%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10pkqka$22prd$1@dont-email.me> <22g39mxn5k.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Reply-To: snidely.too@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:23:20 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e55711c213422d302b9a1028f6b1fc48"; logging-data="587031"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19TWtwQ86tHuOVwudNhXgXcDwv4Z2hO6RI=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:F/XGJBDjK8+FteA0chMQVOfGvmI= X-ICQ: 543516788 X-Newsreader: MesNews/1.08.06.00-gb Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:83835 alt.usage.english:1140543 on 3/21/2026, rbowman supposed : > Historically the Jews did well in the Muslim world, until the 20th century > that is. I wonder why that is? From my reading [probably Frankopan, _The Silk Roads_], Islamic polities tended to be religously tolerant in times of wealth and less so during the lean years, and all polities have their ups and downs. /dps -- Trust, but verify.