Dissidence and the Government

     

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         Dissidence is the act of non-violent protest against the government or monarchy (kingship) or the authority (i.e lawmakers and parliamentarians). It is basically to oppose the government.and refers to a peaceful protest during which no violence is made (i.e publishing about the government in a newspaper, blog, website or books etc.) Violence is not incurred in this case. It is usually carried out by literate people of usually higher statuses. (i.e lawyers, writers, bloggers, journalists etc.)

        The government often looks towards their dissidents as their enemies and are eager to suppress them. As in a case in Bangladesh in which a group of bloggers were beheaded because they published against the  government. Another case in Iran was the same as in Bangladesh. On 6 January Iran's Ministry of Intelligence gave the statement of killing several dissidents and intellectuals with the help of it's agents. This killing came to be known as the Chain Murders. Although, it was later discovered that only four people were killed. For details of Chain Murders visit:  Article Published by Tehran Bureau on 14 December 2009 regarding Chain Murders.

         In both of the above cases and in many more cases, what the government did was in no way correct. It was an act of brutality and a clear massacre. As most of the countries in the world now follow Capitalism, so the "Freedom of Speech" and the "Freedom of Expression" is granted to every member of the state. Thus, they are free to express their opinions about the government, the country or anything else and to say what they feel is right. If the government actually wants to stop them from opposing the government, there are other peaceful alternatives too. The government should meet the dissident and settle their differences. They should co-operate peacefully without violence. Using violent makes the government notorious. This will negatively effect the state economical (as less countries would trade with them because of their violent behavior) and socially(because they won't follow human rights and because of being notorious). Thus, it is very important to settle the differences and improve the relationships with peace. The government should tell the dissidents that what they are doing is not acceptable and should listen to the dissidents why they are doing this? By doing this the government promotes peace is looked upon as an innocent promoter. This will bring benefits to the government as well as the state.