Civil Disobedience In Society

To put it into different terms, civil disobedience is an avalanche that snowballs more and more support until it is finally succeeds in its goal. For example, Martin Luther King Jr. of the Civil Rights movement progressively gained more support until his following and cause was undeniable and instantly recognizable. This positively impacted his society because he protested peacefully, but also increased his support through his protest. This was because the peaceful nature of King’s protests was marginally more appealing than a violent one. This led to a heightened awareness of the Civil Rights movement which ultimately facilitated its success. In other words, Martin Luther King’s civil disobedience helped his society because it spread awareness about an important injustice, which fueled the success of the movement that eventually bettered society substantially. It is not difficult to see that if a protest did not gather a following, then it would fail to impact society at all, since it could not obtain a foothold in the ladder of society. Thus, the inspirational nature of civil disobedience enables it to positively impact

Throughout history protesters have said that civil disobience is the peaceful resistance of conscience. Civil disobedience was once the route to the democratic ways of our founding fathers of the United States of America. Van Dusen views civil disobedience as a physical attack to our democracy. I believe civil disobience is a negative force in our democracy that may lead to the destruction of our government because laws are disobeyed, causing new laws to come to order that follow the protester’s actions. I too have completed acts of civil disobedience, and I think my actions contribute to the negative force in a democracy. Civil disobedience began as a revolution for many rebels but eventually allowed ordinary citizens to damage the government

Brilliantly put by what many deem to be America’s greatest president of all time, Abraham Lincoln, “Let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his children’s liberty.” Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to comply with certain laws as a form of political protest. Although many may argue that this is the sole way to keep the government in check and to make minorities heard, rational people will realize that it is not this disrespect of the law that proves the democracy of our nation.

One of the most famous acts of peaceful disobedience was by Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks went against the Jim Crow laws and would not give up her seat for a white man, who was at the time her superior because she was a black woman. She was arrested because she refused. When she was arrested, it sparked the protest of all public busses that lasted over a year, which was led by Martin Luther King, Jr. This also created a court case against “Alabama’s discriminatory laws” that was taken to the

In a free society, civil disobedience can bring to light certain ideas that others might not think of with their own sets of beliefs, offering another perspective to consider when deciding just how to govern a country. Looking back in our own history, our country has been formed through civil disobedience, observing acts such as the Rosa Parks incident which had fueled the Civil Rights movements years ago; even looking as far back at the Tea Party, in which that certain event had led to our eventual freedom from Great Britain. However, in our current society, certain acts that people label as 'Civil Disobedience' are actually acts that set us back as a country in terms of acceptance and forward progress.

Disobedience and Rebellion are human traits that promote social progress in our society. For example, the Civil Rights movement was a time where social equality was not present and in order for it to be obtained, rebellion and disobedience had to be used. Rosa Parks was a civil rights activists who caused The Montgomery Bus Boycott. This event occurred because Rosa Parks had rejected to give up her seat to a white person which was widely frowned upon. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political protest that went against the segregation policy of the transport system and occurred from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956. On all city transportation in Montgomery, African Americans were to remain in the back of all trains and buses so whenever Rosa Parks had sat in the front it caused major upheaval. Many people had claimed that Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat because she was tired but according to Rosa Parks, “I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a

If we take a closer look at civil disobedience, we can better understand what it means, its goals, and its outcomes. Civil disobedience predominantly exists as direct and non-violent government defiance. Instead of voicing an opinion with a vote or a simple conversation, civil disobedience stands up for what is right using an individual’s whole influence. Therefore, some sacrifices regarding the legality of actions are made in order to preserve the integrity of the mission. In other words, why should a protester follow the law that they are trying to alter? That doesn’t make much sense, therefore civil disobedience allows unjust laws to be broken for the greater good. This method is very effective if, for example, a minority is attempting to

1)In my perspective, I have divergent thoughts on my stances, it’s like approaching a situation where you don’t know what to do. In society’s, there are different sort of people, each person has their own rationality; different attachments; If everyone started to conclude for whatever they felt was right or wrong there would be chaos, after all we don’t live in a perfect world. In the course of history this has led to dilemmas even today in our sadistic world, people have been told that their judgment just isn’t right; there own beliefs which they have made every decision in their life just isn’t good enough for society’s set norms. I believe that we don’t have the right to ignore laws, but we have the power to fight against laws that are unjust.

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Civil disobedience towards laws is an act of refusing to obey a law by not using violence or war, physically. Doing something peaceful means more than just nonviolence, but doing an action that causes other people to react in a calm way in return. In a free society, peaceful resistance to law can cause a lot of change that can be both positive or negative. However, I do believe it has way more of a positive impact than negative because a resistance speaks up against a law that they do not believe in and to create change. Through a more peaceful approach, resistors will avoid spreading any means of hate, while still having hope to change the law.

Martin Luther King Jr to devote their life’s to practice civil disobedience to achieve their goal. Practicing such act can costs its leader their life’s (M.LK), imprisonment (Nelson Mandela), or exile (Martin Luther). In addition, it takes generation after generation to feel the progress their ancestors have started. Without the great minds that stand up for us, we would all be slaves today. Nowadays, the powerful that rule us are getting weaker and weaker thanks to historical figures who stood against them. Civil disobedience is in a man’s natural instinct, when unalienable rights become violated/removed, then individuals will stand up and fight for them. Disobedience has the greatest effect when it is done in peaceful terms, rather than by the sword. Gandhi is a perfect example for this practice. He led millions of Hindus to peacefully resist against the all mighty British army. He simply sat down and waited for the results to happen, which they did, India received its independence. In today’s society, disobedience is approached the improper way and instead of progressing, these so called leaders are losing its followers and diminishing the value of disobedience.

Civil disobedience is often not the most effective, safe, or the most viable option, but what happens if it is the only option. Should people be punished for speaking their voice and correcting an injustice against them even though it is illegal? According to harvard professor Johns Rawls most acts of true civil disobedience are morally justified. Although civil disobedience being illegal, it is morally justified in a democracy because it protects the legitimacy of a democracy, gets rid of unregulated unjust rule of majority, and sometimes is the only way for a group to be heard.

Civil disobedience has been used by the people to get the attention of their government and to hopefully inspire change. Civil disobedience is an act of refusal by a large group of people against certain laws. From Ghandi to Martin Luther King Jr, people have used civil disobedience to enact change. While the concept of civil disobedience has been around for centuries, it hasn’t been called civil disobedience until recently. Protest, rallies, boycotting and worker strikes are forms of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience has been used for social change too. For example, the suffragettes, Rosa Parks and marches to legalize gay marriage have had social ramifications. Civil disobedience can be used to change laws, it publicizes important changes but it can be overshadowed by violence. Civil disobedience is a good way to change laws because it’s usually peaceful, brings attention to controversial laws and brings about social change.

Civil disobedience is a form of political participation because it is a way make others see that change is wanted. In the Constitution it says “the right of the people peaceably to assemble”. The Constitution gives the people the right to protest, assemble peacefully, to oppose a law, and to criticize a law. Civil disobedience is the best way to show that you don’t agree with a law, government, or there is something you would like to protest.

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