In: Psychology
Political repression is an ill treatment against a group or individual, particularly for the purpose of restricting or blocking their ability to take part in political life of a society thereby reducing their chances standing behalf of their fellow citizen.
It is often considered as a bias or intolerance politics an increase of which may lead to serious situation for example: human right violence, scrutiny abuse, imprisonment and violent action terror which may lead to execution or murder, forced disappearance and other political activities. Political repression can also be strengthen by means outside of written policy, such as by private and public media possession and by self censorship within the public.
Politics has always plays a negative role in mankind and at some point positive role also this may differ or vary from person to person and political repression has always shaken the political cycle for its adverse quality abusing and ill treating the opponent party is not what it meant to be and creating a chaos all over the nation has always been its best part.
Political repression is sanctioned by the state government though it may conclude massacre, terrorism and crimes against mankind. With the help of political repression a party gets power, number of votes which could help him/her to win against the opposing member, a bad image which people would fear, a terror in mankind. Making the citizen turn towards the bad motives of politician by claiming that the massacre was done by the opposition members has always been a beneficial and a smart move. Whereas a decrease in that may lead to a clear ideal government, a nation which all would love. Any war can always be won with love rather than hatred or cruelty or fear same as here it could never stopped without a mutual relationship and understanding between the political society. To make a beautiful nation bondage is utmost important factor. Though act of political repression can be stop using army, paramilitary or death squads. This can be settled where death of the target is the ultimate result.
If it is carried out by the state then a section of government is responsible for any loss of lives or crimes committed . In some state repression can be used as codification or the name of government institution.