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Taki’s Top Drawer, edited by Taki Theodoracopulos

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What happened to turn wealthy sixth-century Gaul into the howling wasteland it would become just a hundred years later? It was the Islamic conquest of the Middle East and North Africa, which cut Europe off from the ancient centers of grain production in Egypt, and Asiatic trade in Syria and Persia. The new Islamic occupiers of these still mostly Christian regions cut off all trade with France, Italy, and any other region inhabited by infidels. This draconian economic boycott had devastating effects—helping within a century or two to virtually destroy urban civilization in Europe. As the post-Christian French—to the horror of the faithful remnant among them—complete the deconstruction of their Christian heritage, the heirs of the Moors and Saracens who once again populate Provence and other regions in prodigious, fertile numbers, meekly wait their turn to inherit the earth. If and when they do, I expect that the vast, green fields of grapes will once again be torn up and burned. So drink the stuff while you can. [Read More]
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