@Emmaiid11 The contact with the Muslim world did help during the Crusades. The breakdown of the feudal system also helped a lot more. So, some truth, but Islam has lost what it once had centuries ago.
If you think the British Green Party is bad listen to Rudolph Ware from the American Greens. He posted yesterday “today is October 7th and we celebrate the uprising”. I know America treasures free speech but this seems over the line.