>the definition of persecution is "hostility and
>ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or
>religious beliefs". does that go out the window because
>you've knocked on someone's door? i'm not talking about
>people being angry or bothered by the fact that you're at
>their door. that's fine and they're within their rights to
>say whatever they want, but threating violence or actually
>inflicting violence (that happens too) is crossing the line
>big time. there's no justification for that.

I wouldn't call reacting poorly to a door to door salesman persecution. I never said it wasn't crossing a line, but it's not persecution to want someone off your own doorstep.

If they had patrols in the streets looking for you with guns, then yeah.