Henry David Thoreau's Analysis

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The May Day of 2018 in New York contains many people's opinion of them protesting in the city of New York. They are free to express their feelings about the government or protesting any changes they want. They would have topics like immigration, workers rights, government changes, and more. Thinkers like Henry David Thoreau, Thomas, and Samuel would've had different reactions to the May Day rally based on their theories. Henry David Thoreau followed civil disobedience against the United States because the government supported injustice. He "refused to pay his Massachusetts poll tax, denouncing the Mexican war. He was put in jail and spent one night there" (A People's History of the United States, 1492-Present 147). …show more content…
Paine "spoke out for the equal rights of women" (A People's History of the United States, 1492-Present 101) shows that he supports women. Feminists were there on the May Day rally fighting for their rights, which we see Paine would support them. He would be surprised about the expansion of women rights in modern times because women could run for political office. Such as Hillary Clinton running for president of the US. "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil" (A People's History of the United States, 1492-Present 64) tells us that even Paine believes the government is negative towards the people. This theory also reflects on the May Day movement because most people in that rally all disagreed what the government was doing. For example, people couldn't get a good education without money or be deporting people. They could do a better job, but they don't. The government is stopping people to have social mobility. Ideologies such as communism and anarchism were also present in the rally. Paine believes that the government should function well and protect our life, liberty, and property. In modern politics, these were all expanded but not enough. The laws should be created by the people who have the ability to change the constitution and should overthrow the government if it does not function effectively. This shows he was still alive today, he would definitely join the May Day rally because it shows a freedom of expression and having some of these people protesting actually have a positive impact on the

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