Settle down Brad, I'm just seeking knowledge here .

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then how would you explain Turkey? After all, it is the heart of what was once the Ottoman empire and Islamic culture.



A good example of what I was looking for. What happened in Turkey to set it apart, and could that apply today?

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while the culture between countires, or more importantly, between the populations of those countries are basically the same,



I don't know that it is. Perhaps that's part of the answer to my above question. That will require more research.

Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también