Class Enemy: Difference between revisions
From Cibernética Americana
Jump to navigationJump to search
Created page with '== English Lede == The term '''enemy of the people''' is a fluid designation of political or class opponents of the group using the term. Its usage is derogator...' |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== English Lede == | == English Lede == | ||
{{TOCleft}} | |||
The term '''enemy of the people''' is a fluid designation of political or [[Social class|class]] opponents of the group using the term. Its usage is derogatory, and meant to imply that the "enemies" are acting against society as a whole. It is similar to the notions of "[[public enemy]]" and "[[enemy of the state]]". The term has an extensive history. Its earliest use may have been by the [[Roman Empire]], where the [[Roman Senate|Senate]] used the term to apply to the [[Emperor Nero]] as a pretext for his arrest.{{Fact|date=July 2008}} Since that time, many groups have used the phrase, including the [[Jacobin Club|Jacobins]] during the radical phase of the [[French Revolution]] (the [[Reign of Terror]]) and by the [[Soviet Union]] and other authoritarian countries.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} | The term '''enemy of the people''' is a fluid designation of political or [[Social class|class]] opponents of the group using the term. Its usage is derogatory, and meant to imply that the "enemies" are acting against society as a whole. It is similar to the notions of "[[public enemy]]" and "[[enemy of the state]]". The term has an extensive history. Its earliest use may have been by the [[Roman Empire]], where the [[Roman Senate|Senate]] used the term to apply to the [[Emperor Nero]] as a pretext for his arrest.{{Fact|date=July 2008}} Since that time, many groups have used the phrase, including the [[Jacobin Club|Jacobins]] during the radical phase of the [[French Revolution]] (the [[Reign of Terror]]) and by the [[Soviet Union]] and other authoritarian countries.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} | ||
