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loli phabay

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5. not sure what these groups think they will achieve, no individual speaks for the nations

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 08:04 PM

Sep 2012

each family within the traveler and rom peoples acts independantly so im not sure who gives each of these groups the right to speak for all. Most of teh time the actual people who claim to represent either have no connections or no standing within the actual communities and a lot are just gadje who think they know what is best.

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Tensions Rise in France After Roma Camp Torched [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2012 OP

The Roma are and have been one of the most mistreated groups on Earth azurnoir Sep 2012 #1

And I thought the French were way too cool to pull this kind of crap 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #2

This is very far from an isolated incident there. Posteritatis Sep 2012 #3

There was a scene in "Chocolat" where the gypsy camp in France was torched. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #4

the french are notoriously french if you get my meaning loli phabay Sep 2012 #6

A bit broad, don't you think? aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #7

who caled them all bigots, i simply stated that the french take being french seriously loli phabay Sep 2012 #9

"if you are outside of what THEY deem french then there is a lot of bigotry.' aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #10

hate to tell you this but french culture is all about being french, they are proud of their culture loli phabay Sep 2012 #11

not sure what these groups think they will achieve, no individual speaks for the nations loli phabay Sep 2012 #5

Transference tama Sep 2012 #8