When “The Source” had a segment about gypsy refugee claimants in Toronto, I decided to write about it.
When the changes in the Canadian refugee claim process were announced a week later, I sat down to do it. Not many people here can understand the problem, not many people know enough about the gypsies or their problems. I know more than most, but after writing about 3,000 words, I just gave up. There is no way that I can paint a picture, give an answer, provide an explanation. I got lost in the stories and the references, read several studies, watched hours of interviews and documentaries until I realized that I cannot do it in a format suitable for this blog.
Tag Archives: Eastern Europe
The freedom that never was
Someone sent a Czech cartoon to my wife the other day. A man saying to another: “It was better under the communists. We had a place we could escape to.”
A perfect illustration of the zeitgeist.
A conundrum disguised as a paradox wrapped in general malaise. Continue reading →