If a society is considered free, than those in it have certain rights, and that includes, or should include, the right to complain about laws they disagree with. Freedom of speech is a right we all should have as long as we are only speaking our mind and not hurting those around us. Peaceful protests are the perfect way to do that. In no way do these protests affect our society in a negative way, quite the opposite actually. The reason behind civil disobedience is to fight for what we think is fair and go against whichever laws we consider to be unjust. Those that protest peacefully are willing to accept the consequences because their cause is worth it to them.
In the past we have seen how unjust the government can be. Denying women the right to vote, supporting slavery, agreeing with segregation, and allowing Jim Crow laws, are only some examples of how corrupt and prejudiced the government can be. Because we have seen and learned about how wrong the government has been in the past, individuals …show more content…
Sometimes mistakes are made and other times we are blatantly lied to, or they keep information from the public. A young man named Edward Snowden, exposed the American government and their violations of the Fourth Amendment. Americans have always been proud of their rights, the right of freedom of speech, and privacy among others. What Snowden proved however was that the government was violating their right to privacy. Now he is called a criminal, traitor, and whistleblower but all he did was expose what the government was doing, something they should’ve never done. He simply stood up for American rights that he believed were violated by the National Security Agency. Snowden harmed no one, he simply gave the public information that the government kept hidden. He knew what would happen if he went through with it all but he still did it for the
In the past we have seen how unjust the government can be. Denying women the right to vote, supporting slavery, agreeing with segregation, and allowing Jim Crow laws, are only some examples of how corrupt and prejudiced the government can be. Because we have seen and learned about how wrong the government has been in the past, individuals …show more content…
Sometimes mistakes are made and other times we are blatantly lied to, or they keep information from the public. A young man named Edward Snowden, exposed the American government and their violations of the Fourth Amendment. Americans have always been proud of their rights, the right of freedom of speech, and privacy among others. What Snowden proved however was that the government was violating their right to privacy. Now he is called a criminal, traitor, and whistleblower but all he did was expose what the government was doing, something they should’ve never done. He simply stood up for American rights that he believed were violated by the National Security Agency. Snowden harmed no one, he simply gave the public information that the government kept hidden. He knew what would happen if he went through with it all but he still did it for the