The technological world is a microcosm of real world governments. There is always room to improve technology and companies know how to change their products via the responses of their customers and clients. For over 5000 years, the different societal organizations of the world improved through a constant feedback between the government and society. When there is a flaw in the government, feedback is commonly returned as a form of civil disobedience or violence. Civil disobedience is the only peaceful method that eliminates impurities in an administration, retains trust for the government, and does not infringe upon the common welfare of society. The goal of performing civil disobedience is to eliminate the impurities in an administration such
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Society only gains trust of the government when the leader of the government itself shares the same ideals with the people. Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, is an example of a leader who shares the same ideals with the people. Throughout his Nobel Lecture, Nelson Mandela refers to himself as a representative of the people: “I am also here today as a representative of the millions of people across the globe…to oppose an inhuman system…against humanity.” He states that he is the representative of all the people in the world who are against the immoral system of apartheid. He has performed civil disobedience in his efforts to bring down the system of apartheid. In his speech, the words “I” and “my” were both mentioned approximately three times each. On the other hand, the words “we” and “our” were mentioned 26 and 19 times respectively. This is another way of how Nelson Mandela is more of a representative of the people rather than the president of South Africa. He focuses on the goals and accomplishments of the people instead of the government. Because of this mentality and his close relationship with the needs of the people, society appreciates his work and respects him as a leader, which causes both trust in the government and a stable …show more content…
Many people believe that civil disobedience directly causes violence and is unsafe for the welfare of the public. This, however, is a common fallacy. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” he writes, “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine where injustices are alive, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action.” He lists the steps of a nonviolent campaign and he mentions “direct action.” Direct action is essentially inclusive of any type of civil disobedience. Therefore, performing civil disobedience is simply a part of a nonviolent campaign and thus, has no relationship with violent protests. Those who are acting with violence articulate their frustration and anger do not perform civil disobedience. An analogy that Martin Luther King Jr. used later in his letter is comparing a victim and a robbery (King). He states that blaming civil disobedience to be a cause of violence is similar to blaming the victim for carrying money so it could get robbed. The source of violence can be traced back to the government, who according to King Jr, “[bombed] Negro homes and churches” (King). The issue of violence is commonly originated from the government and not civil disobedience. Dr. King’s main message here is that government actions are what
Society only gains trust of the government when the leader of the government itself shares the same ideals with the people. Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, is an example of a leader who shares the same ideals with the people. Throughout his Nobel Lecture, Nelson Mandela refers to himself as a representative of the people: “I am also here today as a representative of the millions of people across the globe…to oppose an inhuman system…against humanity.” He states that he is the representative of all the people in the world who are against the immoral system of apartheid. He has performed civil disobedience in his efforts to bring down the system of apartheid. In his speech, the words “I” and “my” were both mentioned approximately three times each. On the other hand, the words “we” and “our” were mentioned 26 and 19 times respectively. This is another way of how Nelson Mandela is more of a representative of the people rather than the president of South Africa. He focuses on the goals and accomplishments of the people instead of the government. Because of this mentality and his close relationship with the needs of the people, society appreciates his work and respects him as a leader, which causes both trust in the government and a stable …show more content…
Many people believe that civil disobedience directly causes violence and is unsafe for the welfare of the public. This, however, is a common fallacy. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” he writes, “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine where injustices are alive, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action.” He lists the steps of a nonviolent campaign and he mentions “direct action.” Direct action is essentially inclusive of any type of civil disobedience. Therefore, performing civil disobedience is simply a part of a nonviolent campaign and thus, has no relationship with violent protests. Those who are acting with violence articulate their frustration and anger do not perform civil disobedience. An analogy that Martin Luther King Jr. used later in his letter is comparing a victim and a robbery (King). He states that blaming civil disobedience to be a cause of violence is similar to blaming the victim for carrying money so it could get robbed. The source of violence can be traced back to the government, who according to King Jr, “[bombed] Negro homes and churches” (King). The issue of violence is commonly originated from the government and not civil disobedience. Dr. King’s main message here is that government actions are what