This marks yet another recent news coverage event regarding Roma. Deportations from some parts of Europe to others -- Romania, Kosovo, wherever. Now the New York Times looks at a base concept for many in Europe who question whether Roma can or should be assimilated into the culture of the country of present residence, or will they, or should they. Ethical, humanitarian, ethnic identification issues all. The Times phrases the issue this way: Primitive, or just Poor? Go immediately to http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/sunday-review/are-the-roma-primitive-or-just-poor.html?_r=0
Primitive? Lesser beings? Start your letters now. This sounds like the old assessments of blacks in the United States -- are they "behind" because they are defective less evolved, or has our culture's keeping them in poverty by acts and omissions, made them an ongoing underclass, a poor class, undeserving of attention.
I am just returned with my son from an improvised car trip in Norway (our main site is Europe Road Ways for travel in Europe and other commentary). Graphics are currently broken as I redo. Can you get it going?
Norway Roma. In Norway I was aware of no Roma communities. Please let me know what we missed. We also saw no slums, but some individuals begging with Eastern European dress, usually women. It is integrated racially in the industrial town areas by factories, and many, many black-other individual live throughout the country. But Roma? Please get back to me, in between your letters to the New York Times with your response.
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