Suppressing Dissent

Parents

6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
Gag Rule: On the Suppression of Dissent and the Stifling of Democracy
Manal al-Sharif: A Saudi woman who dared to drive
Ostracism (to be shelled)
People Deeply Fear Ostracism
Report Finds Police Worldwide Criminalize Dissent, Assert New Powers in Crackdown on Protests
Spiral of Silence Theory (1974)
The Dictator’s Practical Internet Guide to Power Retention