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19. OMG, that's awful. I don't understand such hate.

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Wed May 1, 2013, 05:46 PM

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awesome Blue_Tires May 2013 #1

+ 1 /nt Ash_F May 2013 #25

So is my Calabrese husband! JustAnotherGen May 2013 #51

Indeed. The 'right people' to piss off are largely the anti-EU, far-right Northern League. pampango May 2013 #60

Ancient Rome had inhabitants from all over the Empire starroute May 2013 #2

They could also become citizens.....and Emperors. brooklynite May 2013 #3

I think they'd cut the "bonga bonga" crap if they all got their own DNA results in the mail. MADem May 2013 #40

Good point about the DNA. Ken Burch May 2013 #41

Don't forget those cousins over the water in Ethiopia...! nt MADem May 2013 #42

Maybe our Teabaggerati can teach these amateurs a thing or two nt MrScorpio May 2013 #4

I think they got the Teabaggerati message already... freshwest May 2013 #5

Am really shocked by such behavior. My mother was from Italy and I was around southernyankeebelle May 2013 #6

Wow you have been sheltered Scairp May 2013 #7

Maybe so. All I know if I would see anyone of any race being bullied I certainly would southernyankeebelle May 2013 #10

Spaniards are also pretty bad about it too. dookers May 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2013 #16

I am Italian-american myself. I guess I lived a very sheltered life. I mean I spent my southernyankeebelle May 2013 #21

Italian Americans JustAnotherGen May 2013 #53

My mother was from Naples. When we visited we never saw that behavor. Guess times southernyankeebelle May 2013 #58

Naahh JustAnotherGen May 2013 #66

My mom use to say about the Calabrese that they were hard headed. My father's southernyankeebelle May 2013 #68

Not hard headed JustAnotherGen May 2013 #70

LOL, I bet you won't. I did find it interesting the different dialects you hear when southernyankeebelle May 2013 #71

Really? WilmywoodNCparalegal May 2013 #63

I'm guessing you're not from Brooklyn or Queens, nt geek tragedy May 2013 #8

No am not. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #9

There were lynchings in NYC in the 1980's. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #12

I didn't know that. In the early 80s I was living in europe. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #13

Italian kids used baseball bats instead of ropes. Very ugly nt geek tragedy May 2013 #14

OMG, that's awful. I don't understand such hate. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #19

I don't think it's about color either... dorkzilla May 2013 #28

How sad. You even share the same religion and they act like that. Thank good I wasn't southernyankeebelle May 2013 #43

gmta La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #11

Thanks JustAnotherGen May 2013 #52

The US is certainly ahead of many other countries in this respect. Nye Bevan May 2013 #17

How many directly elect their leader? former9thward May 2013 #26

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, .... Nye Bevan May 2013 #29

You said majority white. former9thward May 2013 #31

"The President of Austria is elected by popular vote for a term of six years..." Nye Bevan May 2013 #34

Fail again. former9thward May 2013 #36

I said "elected a black President" in my original post. Nye Bevan May 2013 #37

In terms of leadership the prime minister is equal to the u.s. president. former9thward May 2013 #61

Seriously? You are not aware that Argentina and Armenia are both majority white? Nye Bevan May 2013 #62

You can play games all you want. former9thward May 2013 #64

But you do now agree that both Argentina and Armenia are majority-white Nye Bevan May 2013 #65

I'd also imagine the scope and breadth of American authored hate sites far exceeds LanternWaste May 2013 #27

hmmmmm heaven05 May 2013 #18

No- Racism has been around for much longer then America has Marrah_G May 2013 #20

yeah heaven05 May 2013 #23

America didn't invent racism, this has nothing to with America SpartanDem May 2013 #30

anything heaven05 May 2013 #35

Uh - you sound a bit deranged leftynyc May 2013 #44

whatever heaven05 May 2013 #46

Ooooooh - childish smilies leftynyc May 2013 #48

You have your head somewhere anyway telclaven May 2013 #45

yeah heaven05 May 2013 #47

Because before 237 years ago leftynyc May 2013 #49

oh please heaven05 May 2013 #50

Your whining is quite tiresome leftynyc May 2013 #56

you heaven05 May 2013 #57

"the native-american holocaust and forced slavery based on christian ideals'" SpartanDem May 2013 #59

please, europeans knew racism and genocide much before they La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #32

no heaven05 May 2013 #38

What nonsense. Quantess May 2013 #67

of course heaven05 May 2013 #69

Wait until the Italians research their origin roots... will they have a surprise! nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #22

can heaven05 May 2013 #24

"I hate the Moor" rug May 2013 #33

Hopefully tblue May 2013 #39

I truly believe it is JustAnotherGen May 2013 #54

Damn, gf tblue May 2013 #55