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| − | '''Persecution''' is the state of suffering or being maliciously discriminated mainly due to a conspicuous | + | '''Persecution''' is the state of suffering or being maliciously discriminated 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]]. |
| − | 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]]. | |
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| − | It is the condition of being subjected to unfair treatment. | + | It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment. 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. President [[Donald J. Trump]] insisted that he was persecuted by the [[Democratic Party]]. |
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| − | It can be synonymous with [[bullying]].
| + | Persecution can be synonymous with [[bullying]]. |
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