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Originally Posted by missdpuck
It's hard to know what the cause/effect is. Do other Roma make it nearly impossible to leave the culture? If they wanted to get an honest job or learn a skill, could they?
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Originally Posted by tete
I've heard stuff recently comparing the Roma to First Nations in Canada - ostracized, demeaned, suppressed and stereotyped by unflattering characteristics. I simply do not know enough about the entire Roma culture to comment more on this, it's just something I've heard.
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Originally Posted by tete
They were sent to Nazi concentration camps along with Jews, the mentally disabled and others groups that the Nazis wanted exterminated.
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These comments all kind of reflect where I'm at: I know they have a history of persecution and a large number live in poverty in Europe, but other than that... who are they, why are they in this situation, and what's likely going to happen to them?