The true disaster of Byzantium cannot be overstated.
This really was the “Empire that lasts a thousand years” - and to see it brought down by some young Islamic Upstart who had the cunning, daring, and warmongering hospitality to sweep away an entire Orthodox Christian world - needs to be put into perspective.
The Balkan Mainland of Turkey, where “Constantinople” still lies - harbours a Orthodox Christian faction, whom, of course - never get asked what they want from the ruling Turkish government.
Partitioning Turkey - just kicked the problem of encroaching Islamism down the road. Perhaps the border between MIddle East and West should have been roughly where the Syrian front line is now… BUT of course, the West have decided to make issue of what amounts to more “Minor” things.
As I said in a previous post - “You’d have to be brave to be stationed at Akratiri right now”.
I stand by that comment. There are a lot of Turkish Cypriots who’d love nothing better than to start letting off a few bombs, and having a few “Drive-by-shootings” at the drop of a hat.
WHY the West is ignoring Turkmen actions in the north of the levantine - is anyone’s guess.
You don’t put the fox in charge of the henhouse - ever.
Deep state - be damned. They should be looking after their own people’s welfare, and get that to perfection - before “letting in” those incompatible with Western Culture.
It’s not “Islam” itself that’s the problem, just as it’s not “Eastern European” Immigrants that are the problem. It’s the Militant, Military-Aged Males-only Non-EU born, Un EU integrated hoards - that are the problem.
“Entitlement”.
Entitlement to beat us using our own political systems, and once in the majority - totally oppress us with “fair and square” Sharia law.
Pick a side folks. Being an “Atheist” does NOT protect you from the collapse of Seculurism evident in Turkey, France, and other places today.
We should be teaming up with Putin, a latter-day “Defender of the (Orthodox) Faith” - rather than ostracizing those that would stand by any faith, except Islam, that seems to have got in bed with the Atheist Liberal Left at very least.
Even if you can’t stand the idea of “having a faith at all” - consider how much it would hurt to have your front inch lopped off at your age. 
There’s more to being forced to convert to Islam than just learning some Koran passages, maybe a little Arabic, and of course - total opposition to all other faiths, including denominations of the same one. Macron, and others like him think they can control the relationship the spiritually unwashed seem to desire with Islam as a militant and political entity right now.
…But in the end, once the job is done of total infiltration into the Western way of life - there will be no need for the “Trojan” partners to be kept on as allies any more.
Who is refusing planning permission for the next Mosque to be built? “They are paying for it themselves” we hear. That doesn’t seem to get Joe Bloggs Builders & Sons getting any planning permission they might want to get to help out their long-established family business… Too bad huh?
Switzerland is resisting - and they are struggling to, despite not even being in the EU.
Why they are taking on ANY EU rules - is more about them being a landlocked country, and therefore hostage to EU “Single Market” access though, of course.
The forces that protected Switzerland from Hitler - are not there to protect Switzerland from the Ire of both the EU and further encroachments from the middle east, of course.
Any future “Protection” for Switzerland - would seem to require looking East towards Hungary and Austria - unless Italy can get their acts together in the meantime.
The Balkans though - are already lost. That we have the old warlords of former Yugoslavia being tried in the Hague, whilst not even talking about doing the same to others like Recip Erdogan - tells you all you need to know about the Globalists Double Standards that have let the Tiger in the back, just as you gently patted the Wolf you’ve let in the front. 