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Q: Sould a government or monarch ever use violence to quell dissidence?

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A  dissident , broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since the 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of  totalitarian   systems, especially the Soviet Union . Dissidence(peaceful protest) in the U.S. Source: edition.cnn.com People who want to challenge existing regimes and voice their opinion on a political situation oftentimes face tremendous risks. Therefore, this kind of people acts as pioneers in establishing and implementing new technologies that help them to protect their privacy. Being able to stay fully anonymous on the Internet is crucial for security and a life of dissidents, so they are always looking for new ways to improve these technologies. One of the latest tools that are being widely used by dissidents today is the Tor Browser . There is an example of such an incident of "Dissidence"...