Judging by usage, the word "dissident" seems to be an implicit claim that the government in question conducts show trials.
What's the threshold for when citizens critical of their government get to be called "dissidents?"
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"Dissident" is one of those words where most of the meaning is in the connotations. Like "disgruntled" before "employee."
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When there's sufficient brainwashing by the propaganda machine?
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Probably also breaking any sort of contract (like not showing to work).
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toxic apathy
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Somewhere between joining a street protest and self immolation.
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two conditions: they question the legitimacy of the system, and the system responds with various forms of oppression to silence them.
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About the same as when Hillary called everyone "Deplorables".
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When those citizens do not consent to the existence of that government?
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Probably around the time they start costing the government real money to deal with.
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