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(575 posts)In the run up to the Iraq war the republicans carried out a campaign of hate the French because of France's stance on the war. Remember Freedom Fries?
My mother was from France and at that time there was a French Bistro close to my mother's home. She had gone there a few times to eat and has spoken with the owner.
Rockford does not have many people from France so it was nice to talk french with someone.
During the Hate the French campaign someone or some people vandalized the Bistro one night. Mom went there to talk with the guy who owned it.
Because of mom's accent, living alone (she and my dad were divorced) and the whole atmosphere I became concerned for her welfare.
For a little while I felt like I got some taste, a touch, of what minorities go through.
Not on the scale they do but, a little taste.
It was not fun. It was scary.