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:::"Roma", like today's alleged "Ukrainians", is a good example of what happens to a people with no historical literary traditions. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 18:50, January 18, 2023 (EST)
::::Interesting; I didn't know that before. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>(Mark 8:36)</sup>]]''''' Wednesday, 18:52, January 18, 2023 (EST)
:::::The story of the Roma remains hazy, but I'll try to summarize one predominant theory in as least offensive terms as possible.
:::::After Mohammad, Islam spread rapidly Sometime about the 12th century (I think) the powers that be heard about the spread and feared Islam knocking on the door after the fall of Persia. So they rounded up all the dregs of society, thieves, drunkards, etc., and forced them to immigrate westward in attempt to slow the Muslim advance (they figured these unwanted troublemakers would occupy Muslims for some time trying to deal with them). They were essentially a nameless, faceless mob of some 15,000. Wherever they went, they were rootless and unwanted. Over the centuries, they continued their trek westward, reached Romania, France, Germany, Spain, and the U.S. They probably did not originate as a single ethnic or linguistic group in India, but became a common people with a common identity during their long journeys over time. Again, this is what happens to a people with no literary tradition. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 19:09, January 18, 2023 (EST)
