tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7746715076625385730.post6957882490880503510..comments2023-11-09T15:25:12.728-08:00Comments on Lolo Diklo : Rromani Against Racism: NEWS FROM VASHON ISLANDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7746715076625385730.post-63511262343645716072008-08-10T14:31:00.000-07:002008-08-10T14:31:00.000-07:00Thanks Tova. I think it definitely has to do with...Thanks Tova. I think it definitely has to do with economic hard times. People seem to feel better if they can have a scapegoat--like immigrants.....<BR/><BR/>But I also do believe that there are those freaked out by the possiblity of a person of color in the White House.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992904627011818845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7746715076625385730.post-30861830518958307832008-08-10T11:45:00.000-07:002008-08-10T11:45:00.000-07:00Re: Yellow stars for jews have a long history - in...Re: Yellow stars for jews have a long history - in 1215 the Council of Lateran (Spain) ordered Jews to wear a distinctive sign, yellow Jewish badges (Yellow stood for “racial disgrace.”).<BR/><BR/>there's been a spate of hate crimes in Eugene (OR) in the last number of months - two school and a bridge with anti-Semitic, racist, homophobic, and able-ist graffiti (the right makes these connections) and white power and swatzikas, people of color being beat and rocks with racial slurs thrown threw their businesses, and last week three teenagers arrested for a spate of hate graffiti in various places in one end of town. <BR/><BR/>I wonder what's going on for this recent spate? I know things can get worse in the summers. Is it the economy provoking scapegoating, people "worried" we might have a black president or ???? <BR/><BR/>great blog, Morgan! thanks!calc samplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593821488535546394noreply@blogger.com