The theoretical basis of nonviolent resistance is to have a movement that wouldn’t hurt or kill anyone, but still be able to make a change. Nonviolence isn’t the same as being passive because the members of a nonviolent resistance actually do something; like for example singing, talking, etc. The difference between nonviolence and passivity is that in a nonviolence resistance people are actually try to do something without having to resort to violence, while passivity is when you do nothing at…
4) Martin Luther King explained the term of his action called “Civil disobedience”. And it is nothing new. As reference the Bible, he gives the example of the refusal of some Jews to listen the law of Nebuchadnezzar which was unconfirmed to the religious and ethical law. In the same way that some Christians refused to listen to the unjust law to the Roman empire. This civil disobedience leads to the creation of academy freedom a degree due to the civil disobedience of Socrates.…
I believe that by using peaceful civil disobedience in protesting injustice in the world has a great impact on society. When an individual stands up for what is right such as the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it shows others that having dedication and strength in ones beliefs can change a law, a nation, and the beliefs of others. Dr. King's peaceful stance on civil rights in this nation and in the City of Birmingham made many non-believers stand up and take notice. He along with his followers were willing to suffer the consequences of civil disobedience for the good of all that had gone before them and would come after in the fight for civil rights. When Dr. King was thrown into the Birmingham Jail he was more than willing to suffer…
Non-violent civil disobedience is the passive refusal of a person, or group of people, to comply with a law, that they deemed unjust. The practices of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. have proven that non-violent civil disobedience is an effective way to promote and institute social and political change. Non-violent civil disobedience is a practice that can also be apply to severe social injustice or political oppression. Nelson Mandela along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Egyptian protesters of Tahrir square have successfully utilized non-violent civil disobedience to oppose social and political injustice by generating sympathy and drawing attention to the…
What happens when a government passes an unjust law? Must the people succumb to that law forever? No, there is a very practical, nonviolent way to overturn an unjust law: civil disobedience. Civil disobedience positively impacts a free society by overturning government injustice efficiently and effectively. Government injustice is seen throughout the world.…
Civil Disobedience is deliberately violating a law that may be found unobjectionable. Its purpose may be to publicize an unjust law or appeal to public conscience. “Citizens of good conscience should actively oppose unjust government policies through nonviolent resistance, such as refusal to pay taxes. They should be willing to go to jail rather than yield to immoral or unethical government law and activities.” (Thoreau)…
Each philosopher has their own opinion on civil disobedience and whether they agree with civil disobedience or not. Every philosopher states why the agree with it or why the don't. Agreeing with civil disobedience is ok when there are unjust laws that force people to break certain laws. However, if there are not unjust laws there should not be a reason why laws are being broke. Civil disobedience is also known as the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting,picketing, and nonpayment of taxes (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/civil-disobedience).…
Overall Professor Brett I believe you did everything well this semester, from lecturing us to group discussion. It really helped me understand the dialogue and speech better when you gave us background information on it. For instance, before we read Civil Disobediences, you inform us at the time slavery and the Mexican American war greatly influence Thoreau. It also helps me understand the author option when you correlate the story to real life. For example, when the class didn’t understand what the rule of expediency was, Professor Brett illustrated the comparison of people who refuse to move so that the government can build infrastructure.…
Civil Disobedience Are government laws always fair? In the past, laws that were unfair to people were broken without using any violence. Civil disobedience is a common act that consists of ordinary offences, different ways of justification, and many effects. To this day, there has been three major influencers for this act: Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.…
Civil Disobedience What's it like being told that you can't do something that others can? When black people in America were being denied their human rights and discriminated against they stood up and fought for equality. In order to do this they had to break some laws because they believed”an unjust law is no law at all”(St. Augustine).…
The theory of John Locke is the most suitable theories that can be applied in society to help run an effective system of government for the people. The state of nature talks about every man being free and being governed by the laws of nature. The social contract speaks about the peoples consent to allow themselves to be govern by a government which was designed to maintain order and provide benefit to the society in which they govern. Locke believed that no individual or system of government had a divine right to govern over people. Neither did he favor one system over the other, since all systems had its flaws, but simultaneously was capable of being a blessing to the people.…
The ultimate outcome of all types of protest rely upon the reaction of those being spoken to, the oppressor, the bystander. This is especially true for nonviolent protest. Men like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela fought against prejudice in a way that drew in attention and sympathy from sources that would have remained silent if it had been done any other way. Turning the other cheek in the face of the sort of hatred these men experienced, and then by doing so turning the whole of history towards your cause, all while keeping the fault of violence on the other's side. The purity of their pacifistic struggle went hand in hand with the overall threat of a sudden break in their nonviolent ways made the nonviolent movement…
Eighty-seven. Eighty-seven rounds of tear gas catalysed the 2014 Hong Kong Occupation, a big tent civil disobedience campaign for democracy, and served as my awakening moment. It set me on discovering deeper issues and how the intertwined disciplines of philosophy, politics and economics are able to explain and solve issues beneath the surface of the movement. Academically, the movement prompted me to read Mill's 'On Liberty' and Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience,' only questioning whether it is justified to treat democracy as an end in itself and how the goal of securing 'genuine democracy' can be comparable to Thoreau's anti-slavery case. Witnessing how online news media mobilised, I conducted my Independent Enquiry Study on 'Online News Media and Teenagers in Politics'.…
In the early 1900s, Mahatma Gandhi was the prominent leader of the Indian Independence Movement. In 1955, a young Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat over to a white man in spite of the laws set in place. An act that would lead to her arrest. In the mid-1950s, the renowned Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States defying Jim Crow laws through sit-ins, conducting marches and boycotts, and accepting jail sentences in the attempt to highlight racial injustice. All of these acts of defiance and many more were done in hopes of creating equality amongst all of America.…
Both Parks and King illustrated nonviolent resistance through peaceful protest. Change only comes when those who are willing to bare the cross of oppression and injustice that our ancestors and loved ones have faced. Social change has caused alterations over time in culture and behavior. For example, King, stated “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Change doesn't happen because the oppressed said it should change only happens when the oppressed is willing to sacrifice their morals for the greater goods of others.…