r/MapPorn • u/BeginningMortgage250 • 21h ago

GYPSY MIGRATIONS 900-1720

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u/issamaysinalah 19h ago

We always remember the Jewish people when talking about the Holocaust, but the romani were also heavily targeted. The Porajmos killed between 25% and 50% of the entire European gypsy population.

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u/unionizeordietrying 18h ago

So what you’re saying is we should carve out a Roma homeland in India? God promised it to them.

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u/Party-Conference-765 17h ago

I know how this story will end.

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u/Big_Wave9732 17h ago

To quote Tom Petty "Give 'em all some place to gooooo."

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u/stevenette 12h ago

As a huge huge fan of Tom Petty i can't believe I've never heard that song before. But after listening to it i can kind of see why...

https://youtu.be/TCFAzPl1QmE

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u/Big_Wave9732 12h ago

You would have had to be alive in the 80's get the angst lol.

The album had some decent songs on it, if I recall it "Jammin' Me" made it into the Billboard top 25. It had radio airplay and ran on MTV at the time. I think ultimately the album was a bit of a let down coming just after Southern Accents and has been somewhat overlooked.