- 27 Jan 2010 01:21
#13304383
Crusades: meaning, an international military land-grab that's premised on the idea of "taking back" a holy land
It's hard to imagine that the business community dreamed up the 11th Century Crusade. For one thing, commerce didn't occupy nearly as much social space in that period as it does today. It was insignificant compared to farming or monarchy or the church as a social force. Likewise, international financiers didn't exist yet. Banking was local.
But those first Crusades - where Christians went to "get their land back" from infidels... Were they also about land deals and turning a profit, import/export and new colonies? Perhaps it was for the private interest of the Roman Catholic Church - the original multinational corporation?
Or were they about distracting an oversized military class that was always creating mischief both at home and abroad?
What are some other parallels/differences between Medieval Crusades (11th - 16th Centuries) and Modern Crusades (1948 - present)?
It's hard to imagine that the business community dreamed up the 11th Century Crusade. For one thing, commerce didn't occupy nearly as much social space in that period as it does today. It was insignificant compared to farming or monarchy or the church as a social force. Likewise, international financiers didn't exist yet. Banking was local.
But those first Crusades - where Christians went to "get their land back" from infidels... Were they also about land deals and turning a profit, import/export and new colonies? Perhaps it was for the private interest of the Roman Catholic Church - the original multinational corporation?
Or were they about distracting an oversized military class that was always creating mischief both at home and abroad?
What are some other parallels/differences between Medieval Crusades (11th - 16th Centuries) and Modern Crusades (1948 - present)?
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The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
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The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange