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Alice Montrose ([personal profile] alice_montrose) wrote in [personal profile] winter 2007-08-14 05:26 am (UTC)

I am not rehearsing anything. I am merely stating how Roma are seen in Romania by the majority of the population. I have nothing against them, as individuals or a nation. But when you see them being offered so many opportunities for integration by the government (free superior education, well-paid job offers, etc.), and having most of them turn them down because hey, they are already work seasonal jobs - and even those without working permits - and they cannot possibly spend time studying for 3 or 4 years without having to pay... wouldn't you be annoyed?

Yes, I can see why you would accuse me of being a racist. Perhaps in a way, we all are - only toward a different set of people (like U.S. citizens against Latin American immigrants). You were not born and raised here, and therefore you probably have a different set of values. And I'm okay with that. Be as horrified as you like.

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