>maybe pre-2001 or so, invading armies took a more violent and destructive approach to conquest, perhaps that comes later?<
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ASK the Swedes how they are treated by their muzzie invaders.
Not a place I want to go back to now that I do.
Apparently, a lot can change and a lot can happen in a short period of time, even a "Fundamental Transformation" if you aren't paying careful attention.
Or even if you are...and now we have an invasion by the most barbarous of nations bringing plagues to Europe.
It's all so Biblical.