The Purge
Sanctioned violence night
The Purge is a dystopian film franchise depicting an annual event where all crime, including murder, is legal for twelve hours.
The premise has become cultural shorthand for any hypothetical scenario of lawlessness or violent release: What would you do during the Purge?
The phrase sometimes describes chaotic real-world situations: It was like the Purge out there.
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
- fearEmotional response to threat
- maskFace-worn concealment
lawlessness · chaos · crime · class warfare · sanctioned · siren · annual · emergency broadcast · catharsis · film series · panic · elimination · gun · horror · survival · cleansing · violence · massacre
- Horror FilmsThe Exorcist, Halloween, The Shining, Friday the 13th, Night of the Living Dead
The Purgelaw and order
Governance through enforced rules
rule of law · peace · utopia · martial law · civil society
The Purgepeaceful revolution
Nonviolent political transformation
incrementalism · peaceful protest · democratic process · social progress · civil rights movement
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