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...annals of Western civilization, the final collapse of the Byzantine Empire seems to be merely a footnote. It is not. The story of Constantinople??€™s final days is one with which we should all be familiar; it is a story of the consequences of Western pettiness, discord, and shortsightedness...
...Constantinople??€™s fall teaches us that treading the middle ground in a conflict between civilizations, as much of Europe now seems to be doing, is not a tenable position. Several of the Byzantine Emperors in the early years of the 15th century followed the long and shameful road of appeasement. They made cordial visits to Popes and Sultans alike, and made a conscious effort to avoid angering either. This strategy did not work, for the enemies the Byzantines faced, much like those we face today, were not the kind that could be easily bought off or dissuaded; their...
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