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Definitions for OPPRESSES
op·press·es
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of OPPRESSES in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of OPPRESSES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of OPPRESSES in a Sentence
Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force dictated by an élite, enforced by thugs, uniformed or not, and upheld by a willful ignorance and stupidity on the part of the very majority whom the system oppresses.
There’s no education around this, for authorities or normal people, just a mindset and tradition that oppresses women into thinking they must stay silent no matter what, i have a daughter. I had to change my mindset and spread what I have learned because I don’t think she’d be safe in the current environment.
My vision of Islam is very different from what many people in the West think, many think Islam oppresses woman and restricts their freedoms, but this is because of traditions that have nothing to do with Islam.
We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
Add to this the measures France has taken to protect itself against the insider threat it faces, including banning the niqab (veil or mask), plus the usual complaints that Western religious freedom actually oppresses Muslims by exposing them to what they find morally reprehensible, and there you get the reason for their repeated, triumphal rejection of France.
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