Europe’s difficulties with its Muslims are also the subject of hysterical oversimplification, especially in the United States

my note: I know Timothy Garton Ash from the 90s, when I was completing my studies at University of Florida on the Cold War. Clinton was bombing Serbia. The Western Hemisphere was (as usually) in the dark about the Balkans, ethnicities, religions and economy. Timothy Garton Ash was reporting… His writing reflects the opinion of a seasoned historian and I would base my opinions on his writings.