Sticker art arguing that dissent is necessary for democracy.

Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to an idea (eg. a government's policies) or an entity (eg. an individual or political party which supports such policies). The term's antonyms include agreement, consensus (when all or nearly all parties agree on something) and consent (when one party agrees to a proposition made by another). Dissent Magazine is a left-wing magazine that was started in 1954 by Irving Howe and Lewis Coser. ... Dissent! is the name taken for an international network of local groups, organising to oppose the G8 meeting which will take place in July 2005 in Scotland. ... A dissenting opinion is an opinion of one or more judges in an appellate court expressing disagreement with the majority opinion. ... Sticker art in a traffic light in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Look up Opposition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... IDEA may refer to: Electronic Directory of the European Institutions IDEA League Improvement and Development Agency Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Indian Distance Education Association Integrated Data Environments Australia Intelligent Database Environment for Advanced Applications IntelliJ IDEA - a Java IDE Interactive Database for Energy-efficient Architecture International IDEA (International Institute... A policy is a plan of action for tackling political issues. ... This article is about the concept of an entity. ... As commonly used, individual refers to a person or to any specific object in a collection. ... A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Antonyms (from the Greek words anti = against and onoma = name) are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, fat and thin, and up and down. ... For other uses, see Consensus (disambiguation). ... Consent (as a term of jurisprudence) is a possible justification against civil or criminal liability. ...

Dissent may be expressed in many ways. In some political systems, dissent may be formally expressed by way of opposition politics, while politically repressive regimes may prohibit any form of dissent, leading to suppression of dissent and the encouragement of social or political activism.^{[citation needed]} Individuals who do not conform or support the policies of certain states may be described as "dissidents," or in extreme cases, "enemies of the state".^{[citation needed]} A form of government (also referred to as a system of government or a political system) is a system composed of various people, institutions and their relations in regard to the governance of a state. ... Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... Political repression is the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of society. ... In any debate, sometimes the more powerful opponent will try to silence the other rather than trying to defeat their arguments. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action or inaction to bring about social or political change. ... For the Pearl Jam song, see Dissident (song). ... An enemy of the state is a person accused of certain crimes against the state, such as treason. ...

Several thinkers have argued that a healthy society needs not only to protect, but also to encourage dissent.^[1][2]

In a well known letter to Arnold Ruge, Karl Marx wrote: "if constructing the future and settling everything for all times are not our affair, it is all the more clear what we have to accomplish at present: I am referring to ruthless criticism of all that exists, ruthless both in the sense of not being afraid of the results it arrives at and in the sense of being just as little afraid of conflict with the powers that be."^[3] Arnold Ruge (13 September 1802 _ 31 December 1880) was a German philosopher and political writer. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was a 19th century philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ...

Quoting Traktung Rinpoche

See also

• Civil disobedience
• Contrarian
• Dissenter (religion)
• Dissident
• Faction
• Organizational Dissent
• Political dissent
• Satire
• Spin-off
• Whistleblower

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For other uses, see Civil disobedience (disambiguation). ... In finance, a contrarian takes the view that widespread pessimism tends to lead to market rallies and that widespread optimism tends to lead to market slumps. ... The term dissenter (from the Latin dissentire, to disagree), labels one who dissents or disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc. ... For the Pearl Jam song, see Dissident (song). ... A faction is a special interest group. ... Kassing (1998) defines organizational dissent as the “expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions about organizational practices and policies”. Since dissent involves disagreement it can lead to conflict, which if not resolved, can lead to violence and struggle. ... Individual rights Free speech, free press Soap box, Speakers corner (Hyde Park), blog (weblog) prior restraint, censorship, self-censorship, censor Right to assembly Gay rights, Stonewall Feminism, ERA, equal pay, Title IX Famous political dissenters Gandhi Steve Biko Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King, Jr. ... 1867 edition of Punch, a ground-breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a good deal of satire of the contemporary social and political scene. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Poster in support of whistleblower legislation A whistleblower is an employee, former employee, or member of an organization, especially a business or government agency, who reports misconduct to people or entities that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

References

Jonathan Kozol at Pomona College April 17, 2003 Jonathan Kozol (born 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a non-fiction writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books on public education in the United States. ... The Deutsch–Französische Jahrbücher (German–French Yearbooks) was a journal published in Paris by Karl Marx and Arnold Ruge. ... Wilhelm Reich (March 24, 1897 – November 3, 1957) was an Austrian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. ... Die Sexualität im Kulturkampf (1936) [Sexuality in the Culture Struggle], is a fundamental work by Wilhelm Reich. ...

Weblinks

• Traktung Rinpoche on Dissent in Buddhism, a Revolt against Niceness
• Buddha and Marcuse, An interview with Traktung Rinpoche,on the betrayal of radical critique by the Western Buddhist Movement.
• The Kālāma Sutta (Anguttara-Nikāya III, 65) short version, at the bottom of Website
• The Kâlâma-Sutta (Anguttara Nikâya III. 65) long version