Civil disobedience is a highly controversial subject, and I understand why. There is a huge difference between Martin Luther King Jr, and the riots that are going on right now because Donald Trump got elected as President. Dr. King's protests were peaceful and did not interrupt everyday life, even though he felt strongly about the subject. The protesters now are disrupting the streets and are committing arson and other crimes (such as burning the flag-which is illegal). Dr. King got a lot further getting societal support using his peaceful protests than these anti-Trump protesters are by burning things and hurting people. Civil disobedience (emphasis on the peaceful aspect, of course) does have a positive effect on our free society. Sure,
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It worked eventually! India took the idea and fought for her independence from Britain and won just two decades after Gandhi's Salt March. The rioters currently are not even trying to make a change, but they are just using this presidential election to make a scene. Yet another peaceful protest example is the famous Rosa Parks protest. We all know the story (hopefully): there was a law that African-Americans had to sit in the back of the bus. Rosa Parks sat in the front of the bus, and a White man told her to move. She absolutely refused to move. The police were called and she still refused to move. This simple protest by an older Black woman did tons to further equality for all races. This is an amazing result. So yes, civil disobedience has a positive effect on society. There is a reason why we're free, after all. That is not just freedom of speech, no. It is also the freedom of coming together as a group to protest laws and accept the possible consequences. One cannot oppose a law and no expect consequences to happen, like the rioters at the White House and in colleges right now. But, we as peaceful protesters can positively affect society and, who knows? Maybe one day, there will not be a
It worked eventually! India took the idea and fought for her independence from Britain and won just two decades after Gandhi's Salt March. The rioters currently are not even trying to make a change, but they are just using this presidential election to make a scene. Yet another peaceful protest example is the famous Rosa Parks protest. We all know the story (hopefully): there was a law that African-Americans had to sit in the back of the bus. Rosa Parks sat in the front of the bus, and a White man told her to move. She absolutely refused to move. The police were called and she still refused to move. This simple protest by an older Black woman did tons to further equality for all races. This is an amazing result. So yes, civil disobedience has a positive effect on society. There is a reason why we're free, after all. That is not just freedom of speech, no. It is also the freedom of coming together as a group to protest laws and accept the possible consequences. One cannot oppose a law and no expect consequences to happen, like the rioters at the White House and in colleges right now. But, we as peaceful protesters can positively affect society and, who knows? Maybe one day, there will not be a