When governments betray enduring inability to solve some
of the very basic needs of their people in order to end (or at least reduce)
their pains and suffering, and if also the democratic character of the heads of
such regimes have begun to badly wither, their impatience and irritation for
dissenting views will start growing with incredible speed as they see that in
the eyes and hearts of the citizenry, their esteem and appreciation are badly plummeting.
At such times, their desperation to gag the people will become
so palpable. It might even degenerate to a stage when merely speaking about
your pain and suffering could be viewed as “Hate Speech” – depending on who is
interpreting your complaint. After all, by talking about the hardship in the
land due to failed, misconceived policies, the collapse of infrastructure and
lack of basic amenities, you are portraying the government as a failure; that could
qualify as “Hate Speech,” and you could go in for it. So, to stay out of
trouble, you just have to act a “good citizen” by keeping quiet and suffering in
silence. You may never know, the hangman might be a yelling distance away! History
is replete with examples!
