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Europe's truly awful treatment of its Roma citizens

soleiltropiques wrote in ontd_political Mar 13, 2017 18:39

Romani children in Slovakia are segregated in schools, bullied by teachers and misdiagnosed as mentally disabled because of anti-Roma racism, according to human rights groups.

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and Amnesty International said on Wednesday that Romani children in primary school aged between five and 11 were systematically denied ( Read more... )

france, human rights, europe, race / racism, roma, *trigger warning: racism, slovakia, *trigger warning: violence

Basically, humans suck

soleiltropiques wrote in ontd_political Feb 22, 2017 23:16

Greece charges cleric with child refugees sexual abuse

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refugees / asylum seekers, human rights, child abuse / csa, *trigger warning: child abuse / csa, europe, race / racism, *trigger warning: racism, *trigger warning: violence

This Week in The Fall of the Empire News: We are Fucked.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Feb 20, 2017 16:54

Political System Beyond Saving. Nation is Done Forever.

Why Do So Many Americans Fear Muslims? Decades of Denial About America’s Role in the World.

There’s been lots of attention-grabbing opposition to Trump’s “Muslim ban” executive order, from demonstrations to court orders. But polls make it clear public opinion is much more mixed. Standard ( Read more... )

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Foreigners Sending Their Worst: Hard Workers, Law Abiding Refugees, and I assume, The Bad Hombres.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Feb 09, 2017 22:57

Wave of Immigrants Could Unleash Horror of Revitalizing Urban Neighborhood. No Nation is Safe.

Greek punk bands raise money for refugee squats
Around a dozen squats provide housing for refugees and migrants in the Exarchia neighbourhood of Athens.
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homelessness, greece, europe, economics, housing, deportation, islamophobia, socialism, refugees / asylum seekers, economy, european union, human rights, race / racism, islam, world, crime

European parliament leaders call on EU to reject Trump's likely ambassador pick

yamair wrote in ontd_political Feb 02, 2017 19:35

Exclusive: Heads of parliament’s main political parties issue unprecedented call opposing Ted Malloch, who likened his goal to ‘bringing down the Soviet Union’

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foreign policy, european union, brexit, usa, donald trump, europe

The Age of Orange: Trumpian Policy to Reshape World Order.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 25, 2017 23:42

Trumpian Future to Unleash a New Nightmare on Earth Tsunami of Winning! Left Needs a Blueprint for Global Democracy.

A Left Vision for TradeThe 2016 election displayed unprecedented political opposition to globalization. While President Obama made passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) a top priority, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both ( Read more... )

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US troops cheered as they enter Poland - but Russia decries threat to their 'national security'

hobbits_friend wrote in ontd_political Jan 14, 2017 20:15

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman speaks of his concern over the Nato deployment, saying Poland ‘is not even a European state’ (OP: They probably meant that the U.S. is not a European state.)

American soldiers are rolling into Poland, fulfilling a dream many Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have US troops on their ( Read more... )

russia, usa, nato, military, poland, europe

Piece of Paper Tells American People It Was Russia. You Can Trust Them!

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 10, 2017 23:30

Corporate Media Sounds Drums of War. Russians Will Greet Us as Liberators!

Declassified US Intelligence Report on Russia: a Critical Review

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently released a declassified report concerning Russia and the 2016 US presidential elections. The report is titled, “Assessing Russian Activities and ( Read more... )

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The Left's Hungry Game for Consensus: Reform, Revolution, Betrayal! Safe Spaces!

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 09, 2017 23:48

May You Live in Interesting Times with a Hue of Orangeness.

Economic issues are not separate from “identity” issuesBuilding the largest possible movement to not only tackle the immense, and intensifying, problems facing humanity and the environment but to overcome these problems is our urgent task. Given the position the Left finds itself in today ( Read more... )

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Neoliberals Too Busy with Orange Mutant to Notice Angry-Hungry Peasants with Pitchforks.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 04, 2017 23:57

For 2017: Endless Class Warfare. Racist Robots Stealing American Jubs. And Griefstriken Unber Wealthy on Welfare to Overcome Orange horror.

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In 2017, Fusing Identity and Class Politics in “Trumpland”Like millions of other Americans, I was shocked, but perhaps not entirely surprised, by Donald Trump’s victory on election night. His blatant ( Read more... )

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