Nonhuman creatures and cultures are usually presented sympathetically, with human protagonists sometimes supporting them against oppressive human authorities.

Tippett's political leanings reflected his love of personal freedom and dislike of oppressive authority.

"And like the goddess of liberty in Tiananmen Square, the oppressive authorities chose to attack it."

"It's a contemporary ritual set in an interrogation room that deals with an oppressive authority nibbling away at your identity bit by bit," he said.

On the other hand, he was critical of what he perceived as the elevation of reason to the status of an oppressive authority.

Another important set of discussions continues to be the use of crypto itself as a flag to oppressive authorities.

Wearing face cover and having generic names makes it somewhat difficult for certain oppressive authorities to know whom to detain.

The apparatus is, in other words, a 20th-century-style attempt to strip the scientific lab-machine of its oppressive authority.

More recently, Lalli has been seen to represent a positive rebellion against oppressive authority.

He was anti-authoritarian, and he lost his wife and unborn child to a representative of what he saw as oppressive authority.