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Originally Posted by Chris
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OK. Suppose there is a referendum in France, calling for Roma to be rounded up and put into camps surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards. The referendum is passed by the electorate, in a democratic election.
The camps are constructed and staffed, and convoys of soldiers collect Roma and move them into the camps. They might rely on local people to identify the Roma in case they are difficult to recognise. Work colleagues would be encouraged to name Roma, or even descendents of Roma (depending on the precise wording of the referendum and any laws which arose afterwards). Schoolchildren would be encouraged to identify Roma families. Loyal citizens of France would do their utmost to "cleanse" society of the Roma. If they don't help, then they can't be loyal, can they?
Would you be happy for this process to occur without intervention from "...free trade associations with ideas way above their station"?