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by Isabel Fonseca 

Are human beings basically good or basically evil? After reading this book, I would definitely vote "evil". Bury Me Standing is a book about the Roma people in eastern and central Europe. Ms. Fonseca recounts her experiences visiting Roma families in various countries and intersperses them with historical overviews of how the Roma were treated by the more settled people of Europe. Their history is a long tale of fear, hatred, discrimination, violence, and injustice. I saw many parallels between the injustices experienced by the Roma and those experienced throughout the recent centuries by Native Americans, African Americans, and Jewish people. Like I said, I vote that people are evil. (Even the Roma folks Ms. Fonseca met have their shortcomings.) But that said, this is an interesting book, presenting a history that, though unpleasant, should not be forgotten.

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// posted by John @ 11:40 AM