What is oppression?

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What is oppression?

Is being punished for something you don't know about, considered oppression?

Is punishing a person more harshly for something that others do all the time or you know they do more bad things then that all the time?

What's the definition of oppression?

When do you know you're being oppressed? Is it relative to how others are treated?

op·pres·sion /əˈprɛʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-presh-uhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
2. an act or instance of oppressing.
3. the state of being oppressed.
4. the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc.

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Re: What is oppression?

Originally posted by Czarina_Czarina
Is being punished for something you don't know about, considered oppression?
No.

Originally posted by Czarina_Czarina
Is punishing a person more harshly for something that others do all the time or you know they do more bad things then that all the time?
Yes.

Originally posted by Czarina_Czarina
What's the definition of oppression?
See Bardock's post.

Originally posted by Czarina_Czarina
When do you know you're being oppressed? Is it relative to how others are treated?
Again, see Bardock's post.