Comments by "Nick Strife" (@NickStrife) on "Fire of Learning"
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@daderpman1018 Exactly, Ottomans were no angels.. They were just assimilating people in conquered lands slowly and masterfully. Despite their clever assimilation tactics, the whole concept is no Turkish.. Persians did the same, Great Alexander and the Roman Empire as well..
It's easier to assimilate everyone instead of acting like an evil overlord. The latter would only instigate rebellions easier.. Especially for Turks.. Turks did not have the numbers to inhabit the vast lands they conquered alone.
What set Ottomans apart from previous Empires though, was the fact their assimilation was a bit more aggressive by using tactics like forcing people to pay a special tax if they were no Muslims.. That's what made most people convert to Islam, slowly but surely for financial reasons. Then you have janissaries, high Turkish officials who were actually not Turks..
The aforementioned tactics in conjunction with the fact that if you did not convert you would be treated as a third class citizen, Turkified most of the locals.. That's why the Mongolian tribe of Turks look nothing like Asians today.. Modern Turks are comprised of converted Greeks, Armenians, Pontics, Kurds and so on..
What happened to the small minorities who despite all the above, refused to let go of who they really are? Well, Greeks revolted and got some of their lands back (modern Greece). The places that did not revolt or simply did not get liberated though? Genocides finished the job.. The Armenian and the Pontic genocides are only a few of such examples..
In conclusion, modern Turks are descendants of traitorous and murderous pigs who converted themselves to please their Turkish overlords.. Combine that with the fact they do not relinquish all the lands they hold illegally or their complete denial of any genocide taking place and then you understand why everyone hates their guts..!
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