A crucial and often overlooked aspect of authoritarian regimes are the ranks of the political or secret police. More akin to a paramilitary force than your average cops, secret police enforce the ideology of the State and the personal agenda of a dictator. On this podcast, Jack takes a deep and detailed dive into the history, methods, and the people of the world’s most infamous secret police forces such as the KGB or the Gestapo. Follow @secretpolicepodcast on Instagram! Please subscribe, give a rating, and a review. Thank you!
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A crucial and often overlooked aspect of authoritarian regimes are the ranks of the political or secret police. More akin to a paramilitary force than your average cops, secret police enforce the ideology of the State and the personal agenda of a dictator. On this podcast, Jack takes a deep and detailed dive into the history, methods, and the people of the world’s most infamous secret police forces such as the KGB or the Gestapo. Follow @secretpolicepodcast on Instagram! Please subscribe, give a rating, and a review. Thank you!
Bonus Episode! V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Llyod.
The story shows a bleak future where the United Kingdom is run by a totalitarian government run by a political party called Norsefire. A masked vigilante known simply as "V" is bent on sparking a revolution, driven by a vendetta against those in the government that subjected him and his country to repression and terror. V orchestrates a series of symbolic attacks, picking off government officials in an effort to inspire resistance. Every Hammond gets caught up in V’s schemes when she’s rescued from Norsefire's secret police, The Fingermen.Thank you for listening!
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Sources:
V for Vendetta graphic novel by Alan Moore - Thank you to yodaskid on YouTube for reading the entire novel with images.
V for Vendetta (film)
V for Vendetta wiki
Vforvendetta.fandom.com
Alan Moore talks - 01 - V For Vendetta. Livestreaming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX7ehbE1vc0&ab_channel=Livestreaming
Selected bits from V for Vendetta (2006)
Music:
Scorching Action by Jon Presstone
Tension in the Dark by Jon Presstone
Gnosienne by Eric Satie performed by Neil Cross and Raighes Factory
Introitus by Michele Nobler
1 Minute Suspense Cinematic Dark Ambient Riser Build Trailer by MEDIA MUSIC GROUP
"Hun Dun" - Hard Trap Beat by C.j. Harris
Secret Police
A crucial and often overlooked aspect of authoritarian regimes are the ranks of the political or secret police. More akin to a paramilitary force than your average cops, secret police enforce the ideology of the State and the personal agenda of a dictator. On this podcast, Jack takes a deep and detailed dive into the history, methods, and the people of the world’s most infamous secret police forces such as the KGB or the Gestapo. Follow @secretpolicepodcast on Instagram! Please subscribe, give a rating, and a review. Thank you!
