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Results: Standing Up to Tyranny

Published on 05/12/2025
By: fsr1kitty
2146
Movies
1.
1.
Do not obey in advance 2. Defend institutions. 3. Beware the one-party state. 4. Take responsibility for the face of the world. 5. Remember professional ethics. 6. Be wary of paramilitaries. 7. Be reflective if you must be armed. 8. Stand out. 9. Be kind to our language. 10. Believe in truth. 11. Investigate. 12. Make eye contact and small talk. 13. Practice corporeal politics. 14. Establish a private life. 15. Contribute to good causes. 16. Learn from peers in other countries. 17. Listen for dangerous words. 18. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. 19. Be a patriot. 20. Be as courageous as you can. If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny. Have you read work by Timothy David Snyder?
Yes
8%
159 votes
No
67%
1417 votes
Undecided
6%
133 votes
Not Applicable
19%
391 votes
2.
2.
Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) is chief editor of the liberal newspaper "Daily Dispatch" in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). But after having met him for the first time, he changes his opinion. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the Security Police. When Steve Biko dies in Police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods to illegally escape the country. Winner of 6 Awards, Based on the amazing true story of Steve Biko and Donald Woods. It's a story of courage, truth, willpower, and justice. Have you ,,,?
Read "Biko" the Book by Donald Woods
6%
132 votes
Read the book "Cry Freedom" by John Briley
7%
146 votes
Seen the film "Cry Freedom" (1987)
7%
157 votes
Not Applicable
82%
1721 votes
3.
3.
In 1893, Mohandas K. Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and the unwanted attention of the world, the government finally relents by recognizing rights for Indians, though not for the native blacks of South Africa. After this victory, Gandhi is invited back to India, where he is now considered something of a national hero. He is urged to take up the fight for India's independence from the British Empire. Gandhi agrees, and mounts a non-violent non-cooperation campaign of unprecedented scale, coordinating millions of Indians nationwide. There are some setbacks, such as violence against the protesters and Gandhi's occasional imprisonment. Nevertheless, the campaign generates great attention, and Britain faces intense public pressure. Too weak from World War II to continue enforcing its will in India, Britain finally grants India's independence. Indians celebrate this victory, but their troubles are far from over. Religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims erupt into nation-wide violence. Gandhi declares a hunger strike, saying he will not eat until the fighting stops. The fighting does stop eventually, but the country is divided. It is decided that the northwest area of India, and eastern part of India (current day Bangladesh), both places where Muslims are in the majority, will become a new country called Pakistan (West and East Pakistan respectively). It is hoped that by encouraging the Muslims to live in a separate country, violence will abate. Gandhi is opposed to the idea, and is even willing to allow Muhammad Ali Jinnah to become the first prime minister of India, but the Partition of India is carried out nevertheless. Gandhi spends his last days trying to bring about peace between both nations. He thereby angers many dissidents on both sides, one of whom finally gets close enough to assassinate him. Have you ..........?
Read the book, "Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World " by Louis Fischer
5%
115 votes
Read the book by, "Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948" by Ramachandra Guha
6%
133 votes
seen the film "Gandhi" (1982)
22%
460 votes
Undecided
4%
90 votes
No
35%
742 votes
Not Applicable
31%
641 votes
4.
4.
The early life of the future baseball star is told here. Jackie Robinson was a young college student and athlete who learned never to take racist attacks lying down. This eventually gets him into trouble when he is drafted in World War II and assigned to a Texas training camp deep in the racist south. The film climaxes when Jackie Robinson must face a court-martial for insubordination when he refused to go to the back of the bus when the white bus driver ordered him, knowing that he was in his rights to do so. Based on True Events, have you ..........?
seen the 1982 film "The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson"
7%
147 votes
Read the Book "The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson" by Michael L Lanning
6%
120 votes
Undecided
7%
140 votes
No
51%
1074 votes
Not Applicable
31%
650 votes
5.
5.
A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. Winner of 8 Awards. Based on the True Story; have you seen "Ride to Freedom, The Rosa Parks Story"?
Have you read, Reflections by Rosa Parks: The Quiet Strength and Faith of a Woman Who Changed a Nation by Rosa Parks & Gregory J Reed
6%
134 votes
Seen the film "Ride to Freedom, The Rosa Parks Story"
16%
329 votes
No
46%
958 votes
Undecided
6%
117 votes
Not Applicable
29%
603 votes

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