Of Tyranny and the People

People are frequently imprisoned when the pose a threat to the authority of people in power. Most of these were people who did little or nothing besides criticize those in power or something even just know someone who criticized those in power. We discuss several examples of this and many of the implications.

Recommendations
Abraham: The Devil All The Time (Netflix Movie)
Shane: Noam Chomsky’s On Anarchism (https://thenewpress.com/books/on-anarchism)

Links and Resources
1. https://www.state.gov/voices-of-political-prisoners/
2. https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/defending-freedoms-project/who-are-prisoners-conscience
3. https://www.rferl.org/a/explainer-political-prisoners/24881810.html
4. https://memohrc.org/en/specials/guidelines-definition-political-prisoner
5. https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/detention/
6. https://www.britannica.com/topic/political-prisoner
7. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/mlk-topic/martin-luther-king-jr-arrests
8. https://www.mkgandhi.org/chrono/arrestofmahatma.php
9. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases
10. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10455752.2018.1530835?cookieSet=1

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