He is the definition of fun police. Also the murder, starvation and general oppression of indigenous populations.

some added context

Technically he is not directly responsible for all of these things but in all cases played some role. Death to the great man theory of history and so on.

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    It’s just a fact of history. The Islamic golden age was from the 8th to 14th century.

    Your criticism of Cromwell uses presentism. Which is pretty stupid. Especially when you consider the fact that these medieval theology nutters are still preaching it now lol

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      Handwaving all of Islam, painting Arabic people as anti scientific, and claiming Brits invented science is some of the most bigoted, ahistorical, chauvinistic horse shit I’ve ever read. You are a bog standard reactionary clown.

      The person you’re replying to is smarter than you btw.