[JMJ333]

Islam is a simple religion, easily understood by ordinary people. Its commandments are rigorous but few. When it conquered, its subjugated people often felt more liberated than enslaved, because it often replaced burdensome old bureaucratic governments with relatively undemanding regimes — and low taxes. As long as its authority was respected, Islamic rule was comparatively libertarian. It offered millions relief from their traditional oppression; for example, no Muslim could be a slave.

What the heck good are low taxes if you have no democracy, no freedom, and live in dirt poverty and under the threat of the sword if you're not moslem? No muslim could be a slave? Hmmm...maybe, but you may as well be if you're a woman because its perverse how they treat them. I love those Islamic utopian paradises like Afghanistan, Somalia et al where those people have been "liberated" from the "oppression" of other authorities.

[Askel5]

Belloc, 1929:

"The Combined Effect of Proletariat and Banker will be Formidable"

But no so formidable it's going to whip the Hegemon hands down.

One minute, Uncle Prescott's on a trade junket in China and Russia delivering spanking new destroyers ... next minute it's gonna be "what's this 'we' business, white man?"