The most notable Muslims were conquerors, like the Europeans

Submitted by Michael S. (United States), Aug 6, 2014 at 01:16

Jihadis must be mostly single men. I can't imagine any sane married man wanting 72 wives. Solomon did it, probably in the days when he was experimenting with foolish living (which he concluded was a waste of time).

Muhammed was a political and military leader, who won most of his converts through military conquest. Since the OECD countries have been the world's foremost conquerors in recent centuries, I suppose that alone makes them, among the nations, the most like the early Muslims.

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