Comparing The Masses Of Burma And Chile

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Many regimes through violent insurgencies, massacre and abuse the rights of the masses in order to keep their power and instill fear, live in a dictatorship. For instance, Burma depicts the struggle that their populace faces due to living under the control of a military dictatorship. Burma's populace are constantly reminded by the use of force that they are not valued and that their only purpose is to serve their ruler. Another example is Chile, a nation reigned by a military dictator as well, and used terror tactics and force to annihilate any opposition that had potential to pose a threat. Although, the masses both from Burma and Chile fought against the oppressor by using both violent and peaceful manners, their objective of ousting the

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