In today’s increasingly polarized society, there are a growing number of ways in which people push for change and ultimately social progress. Recently, players disobeyed custom by kneeling during the national anthem to propagate a political statement. This sparked a debate in whether people should express their issues with the status quo through the disobedience of set societal standards and norms where many scrutinized the controversial character of disobedience as a means to achieve social progress. Author Oscar WIlde states, “It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.” Although history suggests that disobedience has been a crucial driver for fundamental change in an institution, disobedience
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Disobedience against the Tsarist government led to one of the greatest experiments in political philosophy and government structure of the 20th century. Angry with their old form of government, workers sought to establish a utopia with the virtues of equality and freedom; however, it did not take long to realize this would end terribly for the working class and others of the nation. Civil war engulfed the nation and the populus was tormented by secret police of the new nation. Disobedience quickly destroyed what the people had achieved through the ages. The rise of a regime that tormented it’s people had roots in the disobedience of past generations. The persecution of hundreds of thousands in purges for political purposes and intentional starvation of a territory were an outgrowth of the act of disobedience that was the Russian Revolution. These atrocities are not a one time example of disobedience ending terribly. Another instance where disobedience led to destruction was in the revolt against French occupation of Indochina. Once the French were ousted, a power vacuum rose in the region that put a genocidal regime into power. The people of indochina had good intention in the rebellion and disobedience of French occupation but ultimately led to destruction of the social structure, destruction of the nation's rural regions, and the destruction of millions of lives. Was freedom from French occupation
Disobedience against the Tsarist government led to one of the greatest experiments in political philosophy and government structure of the 20th century. Angry with their old form of government, workers sought to establish a utopia with the virtues of equality and freedom; however, it did not take long to realize this would end terribly for the working class and others of the nation. Civil war engulfed the nation and the populus was tormented by secret police of the new nation. Disobedience quickly destroyed what the people had achieved through the ages. The rise of a regime that tormented it’s people had roots in the disobedience of past generations. The persecution of hundreds of thousands in purges for political purposes and intentional starvation of a territory were an outgrowth of the act of disobedience that was the Russian Revolution. These atrocities are not a one time example of disobedience ending terribly. Another instance where disobedience led to destruction was in the revolt against French occupation of Indochina. Once the French were ousted, a power vacuum rose in the region that put a genocidal regime into power. The people of indochina had good intention in the rebellion and disobedience of French occupation but ultimately led to destruction of the social structure, destruction of the nation's rural regions, and the destruction of millions of lives. Was freedom from French occupation