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| − | '''Police State''' is a term used to describe a government that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its citizens. The measures can include heavy surveillance, repression of free speech and [[religion]], rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the [[media]] and [[political]] | + | '''Police State''' is a term used to describe a government that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its citizens. The measures can include heavy surveillance, repression of free speech and [[religion]], rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the [[media]] and [[political]] tyranny. [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] and other [[socialist]] regimes such as [[Cuba]] are examples of police states. [[George Orwell]]'s novel ''1984'' is a fictional example of a police state. |
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Revision as of 17:46, August 1, 2008
Police State is a term used to describe a government that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its citizens. The measures can include heavy surveillance, repression of free speech and religion, rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the media and political tyranny. Nazi Germany and other socialist regimes such as Cuba are examples of police states. George Orwell's novel 1984 is a fictional example of a police state.