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Okay, I'm going out on a limb in posting this, but I feel it needs to be said.
Why do some members oppose Armenians and Middle East Christians on here? Genetically there is no sharp dividing line between South East Europe and these peoples anyway. The division between what is European and what is not becomes a blur at the Balkans.
They have more Middle Eastern associated genes than Balkan peoples, but such can be expected and such haplogroups are found in high frequencies in Southern Europe and Italy and at lower frequencies elsewhere.
Armenians, Georgians and some of the Middle East Christians are physically and genetically related to groups in South and East Europe, it makes no sense to exclude them.
Another issue I feel I must raise is religion. Armenians, Georgians and Middle East Christians practising Christianity and standing their ground against the other Middle Eastern nations should be seen as our allies.
It is quite weird when people will complain about Muslims on here and then at the same time complain about Armenians who've held their ground despite a lack of support from other Europeans for centuries.
Why aren't we supporting Armenians and Georgians on here?
Some haplogroup maps
I also propose the creation of a separate Armenian sub-forum and maybe a Georgian one too (if we get a few Georgian members).
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