A ban is a prohibition linked to politics.
Proscription is the action and effect of proscribing . This verb refers to prohibiting the use of something or a custom and to expel someone from their homeland , generally for political reasons. In ancient times, the term - with etymological origins in the Latin proscriptĭo - was used to declare a public personality an evildoer , offering a prize to whoever captured him dead or alive.
For example: "The military government announced the banning of the red badge used by the communists" , "The banning of football was one of the most controversial measures of the Taliban" , "I suffered the ban and had to live two decades in exile" , "Peronism faced proscription" .
Anyone who is considered a public enemy is banned. Of course, since the prescription is dictated by the authorities in power, it always ends up being an enemy of the government . When Peronism was outlawed in Argentina , the political participation of a movement that had millions of followers who, obviously, did not consider it to be a danger or a problem for the people, was prohibited.
The banning of William of Orange
In addition to this proscription, throughout history other equally important and significant ones have been carried out, which represented a change and produced serious consequences.
A clear example of this is what was carried out against William of Orange . Specifically, King Felipe II was the one who, on March 15, 1881, with the support and encouragement of various authorities such as Cardinal Granvela , made the decision to sign the edict of prohibition.
Specifically, he signed that document in which he stated that William had committed treason, that he was a heretic and that whoever killed him or handed him over to the authorities would receive a total of 25,000 crowns . And he was the leader of an anti-Spanish party that openly opposed both the tax burdens that the monarch was subjecting to the citizens of the Netherlands and the strong religious convictions that they sought to impose.
In Argentina, Peronism suffered a ban.
Other historical examples
Likewise, another significant proscription should not be overlooked. We are referring to the one that took place in relation to Saint Bartholomew's Night in Paris . This event, dated August 23, 1572 , led to the murder by the people of numerous Huguenots, Protestants related to Calvinism, as part of what are known as wars of religion.
Likewise, we can also highlight the ban carried out by Ferdinand VII in Spain , targeting the French and constitutional liberals, who had to emigrate from the country.
Origin and evolution of the ban
Proscriptions date back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire . This type of sentence emerged as a kind of evolution or deepening of exile . Over the years, the ban reappeared in the context of revolutions and dictatorial governments.
In a democracy , proscriptions cannot exist. Those political parties, social movements or people who threaten public order or affect community property must be prosecuted by law and, if necessary, sentenced to prison or prohibited for violating the legislation.