Biggins wrote: » Case in point! Some still don't get it! Let me A.B.C. it for you. Roma = Cultural and ethnic traditional classification across borders. Romanians = A group of people defined by an actual land border.
Conor OH! wrote: » He's exactly right, and pretty much on point with most things he says in his column. do we not WANT opinion in our newspapers???? surely the whole point of reading news is to be able to understand things from many points of view, and not just slate it when you disagree? it's not racist, and it's not hateful towards them at all. he's merely proving a point with a bit of colourful language.
KidKeith89 wrote: » Yeah, they have their ethnic origins in Northern India or something right?
Conor OH! wrote: » He's exactly right, and pretty much on point with most things he says in his column.
In the middle of the Pope's controversial visit to Britain -- I noticed five Algerians were arrested last Friday in connection with a plot to kill the Pope, further proving just what a religion of peace Islam is
Sunday 19 September 2010 10.18 BST wrote: Six men arrested over alleged pope plot released Street cleaners who were arrested on Friday said to pose no credible threat and have been released without charge
thebigbiffo wrote: » you see, this is the weird thing when talking about this kinda stuff (and I mean absolutely no offence conor).. but have you met a roma that you have liked, respected or you felt wouldnt rob/beg from you? i haven't...and the sad thing about society is this makes me a racist. is it my fault that the 'race' has a tendency to lean toward the criminal?
wonton wrote: » no, you're thinking of indians
Nodin wrote: » Really? From the article dated today.....http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ian-odoherty/ian-odoherty-loving-the-alien-vatican-style-2344351.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/19/six-men-pope-plot-released It was blatantly obvious for early on they weren't going to be charged from the feedback from the cops.....
wes wrote: » Whiles its true some in the Roma community are very much letting there side down,
Biggins wrote: » I'm tired of explaining that to people but the message isn't sinking in with some or they are conveniently ignoring it.
Morlar wrote: » So in other words "the vast majority of roma are decent, hardworking, upstanding & law abiding types" - is that your assertion here ?
thebigbiffo wrote: » i've heard this before, sounds about right anyways.. just as long as they're not breeding with our own travelling people to form some type of super, polar opposite of the aryian race i'm a happy man...
SV wrote: » He's completely right for fúcks sake. Time to call a spade a spade.
MUSSOLINI wrote: » I once made the faux pas of referring to a group of Roma gypsies as Romanian in front of a Romanian lad I was working with(sound bloke) he exploded with vitriolic raving against Roma people.
dvpower wrote: » But it just so happens that they are mostly Romanian, so we should probably expel all Romanians just in case. F**k it, why stop there. Let's expel all Eastern Europeans.:eek
OutlawPete wrote: » See Ian is a movie star now, has a bit part playing himself in the new Irish film Savage.
dvpower wrote: » But it just so happens that they are mostly Romanian, so we should probably expel all Romanians just in case. F**k it, why stop there. Let's expel all Eastern Europeans.:eek:
Conor OH! wrote: » He's exactly right, and pretty much on point with most things he says in his column. .
The usual suspects have been tripping over themselves as they compete to see who hates him the most. I am, obviously, removing the survivors of Catholic sex abuse from the above category; these people are the ones with a genuine, noble cause. And if there was any justice in the world, Benedict would be forced to look at them all individually in the face and beg for forgiveness -- an act, when you consider his disgusting refusal to accept the resignation of two Irish bishops, that is obviously never going to happen. No, I'm referring to the other protesters, the ones who think that somehow they're being brave by threatening to disrupt a state visit by the Pontiff.
A protester has thrown a shoe at Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University and called the Chinese prime minister a "dictator". The shoe landed about a metre away from Mr Wen and the protester, a young man, was then removed by security guards. Mr Wen, who earlier signed a series of trade agreements with Gordon Brown on the final day of a three-day UK visit, described the incident as "despicable". Protests have taken place about human rights and Tibet during his visit.Protests Five people were arrested in London on Sunday after trying to approach Mr Wen. According to eye-witnesses, Mr Wen was interrupted near the end of a speech he was giving in Cambridge on the global economy.
thebigbiffo wrote: » nodin: do you have some kind of alert system in place from boards that informs you when a thread on a minority is created? i'm only half joking...I do seriously want to know why you so vehemently defend minorities? i hope this isn't out of bounds...
MUSSOLINI wrote: » I prefer the old mantra of "Brits out!" tbh! :pac:
KidKeith89 wrote: » They're not in France illegally as Romania and Bulgaria are members of the EU - free movement of people, capital and goods. So really it was illegal for him to kick them out.
nuxxx wrote: » A group of them meet up after begging everyday at a certain bus station I wont bother mentioning. They sit down, count all the money that was given to them then laugh their heads off at the stupid stupid and gullable Irish people. I guess they hop onto a bus and go begging for the evening in another area. Its sickening, these people are sub human.
Nodin wrote: » Re the protests over the popehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7865868.stm Likewise against Mugabehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/514606.stm Likewise Saudi....http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/29/saudiarabia.uk The man is either clueless, or has decided to take narrative over facts.
