There they go again.

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

In order for one group to hate another, nationalism needs to be present.

The crusades weren't about nationalism. And Rome's expansion into the middle east wasn't about hatred any more than Hitler's attempted expansion into Russia.

The hatred between the peoples of the Middle East is ancient and visceral - two words understood by Westerners on a mostly intellectual level. To compare their relationship to racism is almost comical.