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Forum Post: Please allow me to point out the definition of the word "pogrom"

Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 18, 2011, 6:10 p.m. EST by TechJunkie (3029) from Miami Beach, FL
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A pogrom (Russian: погром) is a form of violent riot, a mob attack directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious, or other, and characterized by killings and destruction of their homes and properties, businesses, and religious centres. The term usually carries connotation of spontaneous hatred within the majority population against certain (usually ethnic) minorities, which they see as dangerous and harming the interests of the majority.

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