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Re:Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stam... by zeth___ on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @06:16AM (#16866110)
And managed to do it for 1000 years until religious extremists destroyed Constantinople in a terrorist attack.
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Re:Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stam... by oblio on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:29AM (#16867193)
While the Ottomans were far from perfect (and I learned a lot about the bad things they did back in school in Romania), you might want to crack open a history book.

Here, let me get you started: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_the_Conqueror#Administr...

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Re:Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stam... by zeth___ on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @04:52PM (#16871077)
I'm talking about the 4th Crusade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Constantinople_(1204)
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Re:Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stam... by oblio on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @05:26PM (#16871353)
Look back at your comment and tell me with a straight face that it was reasonable for anyone to figure that out on his own :)
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