Speak and Die

Speak and die

There is a poem that says if you are silent, you will die. If you speak, you will die. So speak and die.

I think of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a human right activist and writer. He spoke against the Government's corruption and they hung him.
I think of Munir, a human rights activist in Indonesia. They poisoned him.
I think of Gandhi, an activist against the British govt. He was assassinated.
I think of Martin Luther King, an activist for the rights of the Black. He too was assassinated.

If you speak out against the govt, here's what could happen to you, depending on which country you live in:
a. Vanish mysteriously
b. Imprison for revealing state secret
c. Jail for not being totally truth in declaring your income tax
d Get sued for slander
e. send to the mental hospital

You either lose your life, your money or your sanity.