Take it from someone trained to be a historian, you can’t just press stop on the historical process and point fingers. The lamentable fact is that both the Muslims and the Orthodox Christians have been fighting each other in the Balkans for hundreds of years. They have BOTH committed atrocities against one another and, if you ask anyone from either group, they would give you a good reason to hate their rivals–a reason that any reasonable person would agree with.
Thus, Mr. Schwartz, you are part of the problem. Historical and political amateurs like yourself jump in on one side or the other, agree with the Hatfields or the McCoys, and the rest of us are left wondering when it will ever end. True change will occur when the world demands that both the Muslims and the Orthodox Serbs bury their differences and negotiate a lasting peace. Until then, we can only ask you to stop causing further damage or, at the very least, cease writing articles that so obviously betray your religious background.
