everyone is deserving!

“Are such vulnerable populations deserving of help or non-deserving?” I never thought that was even a question of debate. Who is not deserving of help? Vulnerable populations are still human beings and as human beings, we should all help each other. Yes, racism is prevalent, but I never understood what drove people to discriminate against each other, for example having a picnic while watching two gypsies die on the shore. Is that a new form of entertainment? They should do something! I was speechless when I continued reading along the article. How can someone find pleasure in one’s death?

I guess most of our prejudice comes from stereotypes. Gypsies are portrayed as witches who cast evil spells on those they hate on television. We know that they are not evil and just normal people trying to protect and raise their family. Italian government reinforces this stereotype by confining the Roma “animals” into camps where they are forced to work in black markets or beg for money. The government itself is turning its citizens against them. Both Christina and Violetta are both Italian born, so why the hate?

I was confused which side the Italian government was supporting, help or not helping the Roma camps. It seemed like they were trying, but not trying hard enough. Who initiated the discrimination against gypsies? Who agreed that they were “non-deserving” of help? Most of the Roma health issues are due to Italian government and its poor infrastructure. It seemed like the government was fragmented itself. One possible resolution for Roma equality and rights is to fix the Italian government. This also applies to other situations- to fix something, you must start at the root of the problems. In this case, the government must protect the Roma population from discrimination and provide health care. Instead, they promote the discrimination of gypsies among the blood-born-Italians. They live in Italy, thus Italians too! I found this quote very intriguing, “You cannot have one law for the Roma and one law for everyone else.” Everyone should be deserving of help. They should have people work with them, not against them.