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Internalized oppression

Technical meaning: To internalize the fact of being oppressed. In other words, to treat the state of oppression as if it were normal.
Internalized oppression: as the tyrannical king ruled over the country, its citizens have eventually learned to treat the harsh oppression as a part of their normal everyday life, never questioning their freedoms.
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Oppressed_II

A person who is the SET supervisor for area 02. They like to give the staff team discord nitro and has a church of worship full of people who praise him. He is a really good guy and should be praised! He is also Satan.
Person: Oh it’s oppressed!
Praises oppressed
Oppressed_II: Thank you! My good friend!
by Helihorse March 24, 2021
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Oppression Envy

When a middle class white activist gets bored and starts to feel left out and unimportant because they and their family have not been discriminated against
Person 1:"Why was Steven talking about how he knew what being robbed of cultural heritage felt like at that anti-racism and oppression rally, I though his background was British"
Person 2: "He just found out he's an eighth Armenian and they were invaded by Turkey almost 100 years ago"
Person 1: "Sounds like he's suffering from oppression envy"
by DylanB July 17, 2016
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systemic oppression

Oppression that occurs at the institutional level, such as in government policy-making, within educational institutions and the throughout the health care system. While one-on-one experiences of discrimination might stand out more in our minds, systemic oppression is even farther-reaching because it is coded right into the institutions we depend on to survive.
"Bathroom bills" passed in various states are an example of the systemic oppression of transgender people.
by Jade310 February 13, 2019
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De Oppresso Liber

Latin for " To Free the Oppressed"
This term is used by the Green Berets. As well as "Sine Pari". "Without Equal"
De Oppresso Liber
by SoonToBeGB September 19, 2009
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Oppressed

an act or instance of oppressing or subjecting to cruel or unjust impositions or restraints.
Oppressed
by ... Zjdbckdnznsjd August 1, 2020
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The Great Oppression

The name for the phenomena of the American economy sinking into the quicksand of Obamanomics to depths equaling or surpassing those of The Great Depression.
Roosevelt spent and grew government transforming a narrow financial crisis into: The Great Depression. Obama is spending and growing government transforming a narrow financial crisis into: The Great Oppression.
by RTHTGakaRoland June 29, 2011
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