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GUEST,Winger 'Songs of The Irish Travellers' reissued (61* d) RE: Irish Travellers 07 Jan 08

It seems to me that this thread got off to an unfortunate start with Mr. Carroll's use of the term "ethnic cleansing".

However bad the lot of Travellers in Ireland over the past 50 years, I don't think it's ever got to "ethnic cleansing". That's what the Nazis tried to do to the Sinti, Jim.

Of course these's large degree of suspicion, resentment and distrust of Travellers. They're regarded as outsiders. Just as the current influx of Poles, Lithuanians and other non-Irish are.

It's a problem and it's not getting any better. But it's not "ethnic cleansing" - not by a long shot.

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