"That the Ethiopian nation has been governed by successive states whose borders have shifted over the millenia does not diminish its historical continuity,"
The same could be said of Britain, as much as you would like to discredit it.
"I suspect the fact that avowedly Christian Ethiopia did not kill all of its Muslims and yet still lives challenges your dream of an inevitable Clash of Civilizations. So you ignore it..."
I suspect it was the command from the "prophet" to specifically not mess with the Christians of Ethiopia had something more to do with it. They are, BTW, having their own problems with the resurgence of Jihad.
"So you ignore it..."
You continue to ignore - or attempt to hide - reality.
The same could be said of Britain, as much as you would like to discredit it. Except for the four centuries it was a Roman province. That's not discrediting Britain (although I believe we had been talking about England), it's stating the truth.
I suspect it was the command from the "prophet" to specifically not mess with the Christians of Ethiopia had something more to do with it.
Are you saying that Muslims aren't sworn a blood-oath to behead every Christian they see?
They are, BTW, having their own problems with the resurgence of Jihad.
How can they, if Muhammad forbade Muslims from "mess[ing] with the Christians of Ethiopia"? Clearly any so-called Muslims vexing Ethiopian Christians are heretics.