Machiavelli The Prince Essay On Rebellion

There are many moral complications that one must understand when considering rebellion. Rebel groups believe they are doing what is just to secure rights that have been taken away from them. It it important to consider how they go about defying authority. The leaders of the rebellions have to decide if the government oppression of rights classifies them as tyrants and they are justified in their uprising. “The Prince”, written by Niccolo Machiavelli discusses an amoral approach when deciding to act. Its important to understand the context Machiavelli was writing this in, it is heavily debated whether this was a satirical piece or his actual intention. Regardless of his intention, The Prince is a reflection on how one gains and wields power through governance. He sums up the argument essentially saying that the ends justify the means and what only matters is a favorable outcome for the “prince”. This section of the prince is one of the most misquoted pieces of literature. People have justified deplorable actions using this sort of thinking as justification. The use of excessive force in drone strikes have often been lauded as a precise way to take out terrorist members remotely. Although they …show more content…
One of them is that sometimes you have to take a life to save even more lives. We have a similar view of just-war theory. The president re- quires near-certainty of no collateral damage. But if he believes it is necessary to act, he doesn’t hesitate.”
Violence is inevitable when dealing with rebellion, could be either from coordinated guerrilla attacks or government response to protests. Previously, I have establish why some people believe their motivation to rebel is justified. What happens when the leader of an organization rebels for personal reasons and manipulates anti-government sentiment for his own use. Code Geass is a useful tool to explore when the justification of rebellion is different from the leader and his