Electronic civil disobedience

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Desmond Tutu hold different beliefs on how to achieve justice for all. In his letter, “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King, Jr. implies that the nonviolent method is the ideal strategy to gain justice for all. On the other hand, Desmond Tutu, in the excerpt, No Future without Forgiveness, claims that forgiveness is the way to achieve justice for all because it helps create a better future. While both methods are uniquely effective, Dr. King’s…

In Antigone, by Sophocles, and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, democracy takes light over an authoritarian regime through the use of one’s moral conscience to invalidate the state and its unjustness. Antigone for instance, holds by her moral decision that her brother deserves a proper burial regardless of what King Creon, the state in this instance, has intended for Polyneices. Although it leads to her untimely death, Antigone stands up for her higher moral conscience similarly to how…

advent of nonviolent civil resistance within the Middle East context has gone grossly unappreciated in relation to the so called “successes” of violent insurgencies. The Middle East has endured a host of wars, terrorism, monarchies, foreign occupation, and dictatorship throughout its history. But what is less acknowledged is the power that nonviolent…

Edward Snowden, Civil Disobedience, and the “Greater Good” The revelations brought forth by Edward Snowden have redefined the public perception of privacy in the modern era. After the publication of Glenn Greenwald’s articles in June 2013, the idea of mass surveillance has evolved from a figment of dystopian literature into a tangible reality. Ever since that original exposé in the Guardian, the debate over the whether or not Snowden was justified has been divisive. Some hail Snowden as a…

means to him. He talks about how important it is for him and his people to fight with the method of nonviolence. He talks about how nonviolence is a part of his life and how important it is for his movements like satyagraha, noncooperation, and civil disobedience. He also says non violence is the only way India can gain freedom. I believe that he is right, India gained their freedom, because of Gandhi and his non-violence method of fighting. Many people admired Gandhi because he wasn’t fighting…

Martin Sheen once said, “I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it.” There are times when our government is unfair which leads to unjust laws being created. For this reason we the people are afraid to go against the people that we believe have more power than us. Henry David Thoreau had his disagreements on how the government ruled which is why he was disobedient to unjust laws.…

One of the characterizing elements of the occupation on Wall Street was the General Assembly meetings held nightly at 7 p.m., “The diversity of the crowd was immediately apparent. Those sleeping in the park, with grimy demeanor and clothing that signaled the rigors of camping out, stood next to smartly attired office worker, who had apparently dropped by on a detour from their evening commute.” (Writers of the 99% 26). Despite the difference within the ever growing crowd of demonstrators the…

social order. Martin Luther King can argue as much as desired in order to relinquish the racial segregation ordinances. Immanuel Kant would find it essential for the African American communities in Birmingham to escape oppression by engaging in civil disobedience to obtain a level of positive peace, which is the presence of justice. Ridding oneself of incurred immaturity is necessary to develop autonomy and free movement in public…

published in the Birmingham newspaper, denounced King for the timing and intention of the protests and requested that the actions cease. King 's response in “The Letter from a Birmingham Jail” provided inspiration for many during a crucial period in the Civil Rights movement. By jailing Martin Luther King Jr. and publicly opposing his actions, the leaders…

one’s own mind. He wrote this while he helped start the Transcendentalist movement. In Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”, he explains that it is okay to disobey the rule of law if it is unjust. This is written in response to the questions he was ask on why he went to jail. Both of these works were published around the same time. “Self-Reliance” was published in 1841. “Civil Disobedience” was published in 1849. These two essays can be compared through the objectives, writings, and social…