Historical persecution authorizes undemocratic solutions against unwanted groups

Evidence

The Roma are the archetypal ‘problem-group’ that suffers from the historical curse of persecution (Stewart, 2012a ). Persecution is tightly linked to authority – the authority to instigate, control and sanction actions that solve the problems related to the (unwanted) presence of others. The macro-context of historical persecution provides a useful vantage point for understanding the resurgence of authority calls that demand undemocratic solutions to social problems posed by the presence of unworthy others. — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 327

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Persecution strengthens the pathological relationship of the excluded

Related

• Persecution strengthens the pathological relationship of the excluded (similarity 0.84)
• Roma persecution predates and underpins modern racism as a historical phenomenon (similarity 0.80)
• Roma are punished for embodying values central to the European ideal (similarity 0.80)