Tucker Carlson thinks that Muslims were very kind toward Christians during the Ottoman period, and for that reason, I would like to explain to you how kind they were.
For 300 years the Ottoman Turks were stealing kids from their mothers. This was the most brutal thing humanity ever witnessed. They were waiting for women to birth, raise their kids, and then at the age of 8 were collecting them. The devşirme known as "collection of children" or "blood tax" or in Greek as "paidomazoma", was a systematic practice by the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th century until the mid-17th century, that forced the recruitment of young Christian boys, typically aged 8–18, from Balkan provinces as a form of tribute ("blood tax").
They were taken from their families, converted to Islam, and rigorously trained to serve in the empire's military, administrative, and bureaucratic roles. This created a loyal class of elite soldiers and officials who were dependent on the sultan rather than on hereditary Turkish aristocracy.
Many became Janissaries, the empire's elite infantry corps, or rose to high positions like grand viziers, provincial governors, admirals, or financial bureaucrats.
Estimates suggest tens of thousands of boys were recruited annually at its peak in the 15th–16th centuries.
Historians estimate the total number of Christian boys taken across the entire Ottoman Empire around 300.000 kids. From those kids 150.000 were Greek kids (over 300 years). It means the half of the total kids that were stolen were only Greek.
For example in 1540, a levy in the Greek regions of Thessaly & Macedonia took 1.000 Greek boys in one season and in Chios (the Greek island) 200 boys taken in 1567 alone. The peak was 5.000 kids/annual from Greece. A generational trauma, with thousands of Greek families losing sons every few years for centuries.
The system began under Sultan Murad I (1362–1389) and largely ended by 1648, as Muslims were increasingly allowed to fill these roles and Janissary corruption grew.
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman control extended over most Greek lands, making Greek Orthodox families prime targets for recruitment. The practice targeted rural communities disproportionately, as urban or strategically important groups were often exempt.
On 28 February 1395, Archbishop Isidore Glabas of Thessaloniki denounced it in a speech as "paidomazoma" (child-gathering), describing the anguish of parents: mothers scratching their cheeks in grief and fathers beating their breasts and the violent Islamization of children and their hard training in the use of dogs and falcons.
A 1550 Greek poem by Ioannes Axayiolis, appealed to Charles V of Germany to liberate the Christians from the Turks (for liberation from this "sorrow"). The text is found in the Codex Vaticanus Graecus of 1624.
In another account, the Roman Catholic bishop of Chios in 1646 writes to the director of the Catholic Greek Gymnasion of Rome asking the latter to accept Paulos Omeros (lol my name Pavlos Homeros), a 12-year-old boy from Chios, to save him from the devshirme.
Once taken, boys were circumcised, renamed with Muslim names, and forbidden from contact with their families. They were raised as Muslims, effectively erasing their Greek cultural and religious identity to foster loyalty to the sultan. Historical records show Greek-origin devşirme boys rising to prominence, such as Mimar Sinan (chief architect of the Ottomans, possibly Greek) and several grand viziers like Ibrahim Edhem Pasha (from Chios).
The system accelerated Islamization in Greek regions, reducing Christian populations and creating a class of "Greek Muslims" (for example in Pontus or Crete). It fueled revolts and the Greek War of Independence (1821), where devşirme grievances were invoked.
During the Ottoman period, Muslims enjoyed performing all kinds of mutilations. Ears, noses, lips, tongues, breasts, and genitals were primarily cut off. Not just those, though. Let's recall here the Saint Raphael of Mytilene, who was hanged from a tree and had his lower jaw cut off, while the twelve-year-old martyr Irene was roasted in a barrel on the Tuesday of Easter in the year 1463, ten years after the fall of Constantinople.
In many cases, the severed body parts "adorned" the warrior collection of the janissary. The pashas gave bakshish (tips) to every "brave" Muslim warrior according to how many ears of "infidel" Christians he brought back. He himself confirmed his bravery and "manliness" among his peers by having a "komboloi" (worry beads) made from the nipples of breasts he had cut off from women. The bravest man was the one with the longest komboloi after a massacre and looting.
Blinding with various sharp objects was also common. This was particularly frequent during periods of massacres and atrocities. Many unfortunate Christians remained blind for the rest of their lives because they had the misfortune of a horde of janissaries passing through their land. The Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha were especially notorious for this crime.
Many times Christian captives were placed in front of cannons that were fired, turning them into human shreds of flesh. In other cases, they were tied to galleys that sailed in opposite directions and were torn apart. Dismemberment of victims also occurred with horses.
Indeed, Islam was very kind toward Christians during the Ottoman period.
In Greece, the denial or public endorsement of the Genocide of the Greek Christians of Pontus, Asia Minor, and Anatolia by the Turkish Muslims is criminally prosecuted and constitutes an offense.
We won't forget the anti-Greek and Islamic propaganda that Tucker Carlson pushed through his podcast.
Egyptian Coptic Christian explains how Islam took over:
“We are one of the first Christians in the world. Islam took over by the sword. They killed the men, raped the women, enslaved the children.
Egypt went from 0% to 90% Muslim. It’s a cult of sex, perversion and violence.”
White people, the scenarios shown in this movie, Citizen Vigilante, are factually occurring every single day all across Western Civilization in greater numbers than your media organizations will allow you to realize.
You are NOT safe. Your women are NOT safe. Your children are NOT safe. Your future is NOT assured, unless you wake up.
You have been betrayed by your governments, your legal systems, etc., for literal decades. For decades, the formerly listed have stood by and watched as your people have been invaded, displaced, raped, murdered, and factually discriminated against in higher education, job hiring, etc., and when you noticed, they fired you from your jobs and generally ruined your lives.
Your governments have facilitated this invasion, funded it, suppressed your awareness of the ramifications of it, propagandized your own people to support it, and are totally apathetic to how it affects you.
You have been abandoned, and your governments hate you, for the most part.
In our lifetime, we will be obligated to fight for our lives.
This is the reality of our situation.
the richest man in the world is posting a movie with this ending on main under his real name, and you’re blackpilling
>Remember: I do this, for you, until you learn to do it for yourself.
I really need to know where this misogynistic hate campaign against Supergirl and Milly Alcock came from; and no, it’s not because of comments she made in an interview.
She’s been the victim of misogynistic hate since the moment she was cast and certain outlets have gone out of their way to attack her and this movie.
I really don’t understand why certain men have to act this way because it seems like something is fundamentally broken in society right now.
You can just do things:
This guy turned a cheap smart light bulb into a secret banned book library. It creates its own open WiFi hotspot + web server full of EPUBs.
"As long as the light bulb is switched on, then anyone in the vicinity can still access the banned material assuming they have an electronic device with WiFi. Since the device is a light bulb, it would be difficult to detect and likely to go unnoticed."
Awesome!
FTP: LAPD killed her dog. He was wearing his Knicks jersey.
His name was Jameson. A golden doodle. One of the sweetest, most gentle breeds alive.
A neighbor called a noise complaint. That's it.
20+ officers showed up. Then a helicopter. For a noise complaint in an apartment complex.
And they shot Jameson dead. In front of his owner. In front of her child.
No warning. No de-escalation. Nothing.
The media is barely covering this. No headlines. No outrage.
Like it never happened.
If this was your dog... your child watching... how would you feel?
Jameson deserved better. That little boy deserved better. His mama deserved better.
America is healing. One of the surest signs is old general stores re-opening in the heartland.
Take a Kentucky road trip and support our friends at Cagey's General Store 🇺🇸
#Denuncia🚨
Un lacra llamado Juan Gloria, dueño de los campos de futbol "Delfines" en el @MunicipioSGS en #SLP, asesinó con arma de fuego a 2 perritos, solo porque la jovencita que los paseaba cometió el pecado de pasar por ahí.🤬
Así como leen:
Los mató delante de una chiquilla que lloraba desconsolada y aterrorizada porque bien pudo ser ella la víctima.
Eviten una tragedia @FiscaliaSLP@RGC_Mx@jmnavarromx.
@ThrivingTheFut Just moved near Wichita, frequently in Oakley.
Trying to figure out how far of a hike I’m in for if I came to you - So far 5 apple/5 peach/2 pear varieties so far with misc veg & berries- Definitely want to add elderberry.
Hadn’t considered nuts prior.
@BrianRoemmele I live in the "middle of nowhere" Last night after seeing your tweets, I told my wife that we are buying three or four Cyber Cabs when they become available. I've got the space and time to make it work. This is the future I've been waiting for.
Wow this story upset me. I never knew about to story of Ruby Ridge.
The way they approached his home to killing his family is horrific to me!
Did anyone follow this story and have insight to share? It seems so unreal to me. That poor man!
Gen. Dan Caine shares the names of four of the six fallen heroes, all from the 103rd Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Des Moines, Iowa:
Capt. Cody Khork
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor
Sgt. Declan Coady
To the families of our fallen, we grieve with you. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸