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Anti-Romani sentiment (en.wikipedia.org)

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Racism against Romani people.

Anti-Romani sentiment (also called antigypsyism, anti-Romanyism, antiziganism, ziganophobia, or Romaphobia) is an ideology which consists of hostility, prejudice, discrimination, racism and xenophobia which is specifically directed at Romani people (Roma, Sinti, Iberian Kale, Welsh Kale, Finnish Kale, Horahane Roma, and Romanichal).

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[–] j4k3 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So basically the disenfranchised homeless have a nationality that is easier to discriminate against as a boogieman, when in reality the disenfranchisement is a symptom of a failure of culture and governments to provide for the needs of all due to many assumptions about capabilities, motivations, and baseline wealth.

[–] Gold_E_Lox 3 points 3 days ago

same as it ever was