Difference between revisions of "Dissidents"
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*[[Ralph Nader]] for daring to challenge corporate America | *[[Ralph Nader]] for daring to challenge corporate America | ||
*[[Al Gore]] for spewing leftist environmentalist propaganda. | *[[Al Gore]] for spewing leftist environmentalist propaganda. | ||
| + | *[[Nelson Mandela]] for daring to question the "master race" | ||
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Dissidents are people who disagree with and work to change, or bring down entirely, established religious or political systems or ideals. The etymology of the word traces its origin to the 16th century Latin "dissidentem" meaning "to be remote, disagree, be removed from". As a noun, dissident is used to refer to Protestants. Modern usage of the noun in a political arena dates to 1940 associated with the rise of totalitarian governments. [ref]http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dissident&searchmode=none[/ref]
People who are or were considered dissidents
- Charles Darwin for destroying religion
- Noam Chomsky for daring to question the American Empire
- Ralph Nader for daring to challenge corporate America
- Al Gore for spewing leftist environmentalist propaganda.
- Nelson Mandela for daring to question the "master race"