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I know this is hard to believe but there are actually groups of people who are worse than other groups of people. I know, it boggles the mind sometimes.

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Hmm, not sure I can agree, but for the sake of argument, I assume that you don't think every member of said group is bad? Or every member of a 'better' group is good? That would be a very bold argument, which would require remarkable proof.

Any time any person on the internet says "this group has this property" and they are not talking about math or other pure-logic topic, you can and should assume they do not mean literally "absolutely every member of this group". This statement included. It would a very bold argument that no one makes, but many people frequently counter-argue against. It's extremely common to see people get themselves worked up arguing fervently against claims no one made.

Keeping this rule in mind will save you and everyone else in the discussions from a long, frustrating, pointless arguments from extremes and semantic nitpicking.

The difference is that bigots think you mean whichever "they" is on the menu, and the rest of us think you're being ironically self-referential.

I have no idea what you just said or meant.

It's a cultural difference. Roma have all the freedom and obligation of adjusting their culture and fitting in, but they don't do it, do they?

You can't change your skin color and is not responsible for it and should wear it proudly, but you can definitely fix your culture, AND THEN wear it proudly.

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