R1DER_of_R0HAN t1_itvpv03 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Reply to comment by TheRed_Knight in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

Not to mention it’s always so much more complex than “they do religion wrong therefore kill.” Sunni and Shiite Muslims have lived alongside each other for centuries in many places with no issues. Changes in material conditions turn these differences into a potential battleground.