Roma persecution predates and underpins modern racism as a historical phenomenon
Evidence
Persecution is a historical, anthropological and ethnographic issue, whereas racism is primordially considered a psychological issue. Even a cursory inspection of the historical record of Roma persecution in Europe can reveal the reasons why Bayer’s words are so dangerous. And those reasons have nothing to do with his or someone else’s personality. — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 321
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in sacrifice/persecution history in ‘On Sacrifice’ and the idea that categories like ‘subhuman’ are cultural constructions.
Related
- Prejudices are actively accomplished and sustained rather than passively held. (similarity 0.80)
- Historical persecution authorizes undemocratic solutions against unwanted groups (similarity 0.80)
- Prejudice is formed and reproduced socially, not through internal psychological processes. (similarity 0.79)
- Anti-Roma prejudice is far more complex than direct hostility (similarity 0.78)
- Progressively-framed European institutions can still reproduce the racism they disavow. (similarity 0.78)