This paper seeks to challenge the interpretations found in Western political philosophy on Oriental or Asian tyranny. The main research questions are: Is tyranny the inevitable fate of non-Western societies? To what extent do these societies tolerate political oppression? To provide initial answers, the paper analyzes certain aspects of tyrannical phenomenon found in some non-Western countries, in Arab, Asian, African, and Latin American contexts. It offers two new interpretive terms: “possible tyranny” and “impossible tyranny.” It suggests that each country inevitably has its own share of tyranny in both quantity and quality, for a period of time. However, if this type of tyranny oversteps certain boundaries in a country, that country will likely experience another kind of tyranny: impossible tyranny. The study offers preliminary definitions, an initial justification of these two terms, and suggests many questions for future studies.
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August 28 2020
To What Extent Do Non-Westerners Tolerate Political Oppression?: They Have Their Own “Impossible Tyranny”!
Abdullah Al-Beraidi
Abdullah Al-Beraidi
Business and Economics College, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Al-Beraidi is a Saudi academic and author. He is Director of the Ph.D. Program at the Business and Economics College, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Email: [email protected]
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Contemporary Arab Affairs (2020) 13 (3): 3–24.
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Abdullah Al-Beraidi; To What Extent Do Non-Westerners Tolerate Political Oppression?: They Have Their Own “Impossible Tyranny”!. Contemporary Arab Affairs 28 August 2020; 13 (3): 3–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/caa.2020.13.3.3
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