Difference between revisions of "Persecution"

 
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It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment.  
 
It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment.  
  
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Criminal organizations being pressured by attempts [[law enforcement]] to reduce or eliminate their activities invariably interpret this as malicious discrimination; and individual criminals fairly convicted, sentenced and imprisoned all protest that they are being persecuted.  
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Persecution can be synonymous with [[bullying]].
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Criminal organizations being pressured by attempts [[law enforcement]] to reduce or eliminate their activities invariably interpret this as malicious discrimination; and individual criminals fairly convicted, sentenced and imprisoned all protest that they are being persecuted and treated unfairly.  
  
 
President [[Donald J. Trump]] insisted that he was unjustly persecuted by the [[Democratic Party]].
 
President [[Donald J. Trump]] insisted that he was unjustly persecuted by the [[Democratic Party]].
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Persecution can be synonymous with [[bullying]].
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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* [[Bullying]]
 
* [[Bullying]]
 
* [[Bigotry]]
 
* [[Bigotry]]
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* [[Burning at the stake, Biblical pretext for]]
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[[Category:Sociology]]
 
[[Category:Sociology]]
 
[[Category:Politics]]
 
[[Category:Politics]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, January 30, 2020

Persecution is the state of suffering or being maliciously discriminated against mainly due to a conspicuous difference in the person who is being persecuted—such as having a distinct race, religion, political preference, level of income or societal position, a handicap, or even an ideology.

It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment.

Persecution can be synonymous with bullying.

Criminal organizations being pressured by attempts law enforcement to reduce or eliminate their activities invariably interpret this as malicious discrimination; and individual criminals fairly convicted, sentenced and imprisoned all protest that they are being persecuted and treated unfairly.

President Donald J. Trump insisted that he was unjustly persecuted by the Democratic Party.

See also