Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to an idea (eg. An idea is a form (such as a Thought) formed by Consciousness (including Mind) through the Process of ideation. a government's policies) or an entity (eg. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A policy is a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s An entity is something that has a distinct separate Existence, though it need not be a material existence an individual or political party which supports such policies). As commonly used, individual refers to a Person or to any specific object in a collection A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The term's antonyms include agreement, consensus (when all or nearly all parties agree on something) and consent (when one party agrees to a proposition made by another). In Lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male: female, long: short Consensus has two common meanings One is a general agreement among the members of a given group or Community, each of which exercises some discretion in Consent as a term of jurisprudence is a possible defence (an Excuse or justification against civil or criminal liability
Dissent may be expressed in many ways. In some political systems, dissent may be formally expressed by way of opposition politics, while politically repressive regimes may prohibit any form of dissent, leading to suppression of dissent and the encouragement of social or political activism. A political system is a System of Politics and Government. It is usually compared to the Law system, Economic system, Cultural Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system Political repression is the Persecution of an individual or group for political reasons particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part Suppression of dissent occurs when an individual or group which is more powerful than another tries to directly or indirectly censor, persecute or Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Individuals who do not conform or support the policies of certain states may be described as "dissidents," or in extreme cases, "enemies of the state". A dissident, broadly defined is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine policy or institution An enemy of the state is a person accused of certain Crimes against the State, such as Treason.
Several thinkers have argued that a healthy society needs not only to protect, but also to encourage dissent. [1][2]
In a well known letter to Arnold Ruge, Karl Marx wrote: "if constructing the future and settling everything for all times are not our affair, it is all the more clear what we have to accomplish at present: I am referring to ruthless criticism of all that exists, ruthless both in the sense of not being afraid of the results it arrives at and in the sense of being just as little afraid of conflict with the powers that be. Arnold Ruge (13 September 1802 - 31 December 1880 was a German Philosopher and political writer "[3]
See also
- Civil disobedience
- Contrarian
- Dissenter (religion)
- Dissident
- Faction
- Organizational Dissent
- Political dissent
- Satire
- Spin-off
- Whistleblower
References
- ^ Bailey, Gordon Ideology: Structuring Identities in Contemporary Life, p. Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain Laws demands and commands of a Government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical In finance a contrarian is one who attempts to profit by investing in a manner that differs from the Conventional wisdom, when the consensus opinion appears to be wrong The term dissenter (from the Latin dissentire, “to disagree” labels one who dissents or disagrees in matters of opinion belief etc A dissident, broadly defined is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine policy or institution Organizational dissent is the “expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions about organizational practices and Policies ” (Kassing 1998 Political dissent refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing This is an article about a term For the 2008 RTÉ drama see Whistleblower (TV series. 124
- ^ Kozol, J. (1981) Foreword. Jonathan Kozol (born September 5, 1936 in Boston Massachusetts) is a non-fiction writer educator and activist best known for his books on Public In Mackie, R. (Ed. ), Literacy and revolution: The pedagogy of Paulo Freire. p. XV
- ^ Marx to Ruge. Kreuznach, September 1843. Letter from the Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher. The Deutsch–Französische Jahrbücher ( English: German–French Annals) was a journal published in Paris by Karl Marx and Arnold [1]. as cited in Wilhelm Reich (1936) prefaction to Die Sexualität im Kulturkampf
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dissent
-verb
- To disagree.
-noun
- Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
- An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
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