Needle like water clouting the peoples skin, negative words skewering one’s opinion, and sense of lost hope these are only some things that many civil disobedience protesters experienced. Many took a stand against unjust laws by using civil disobedience, even if they knew there could be harsh consequences. As once said by Howard Zinn a social activist and historian, “ protest beyond the law is not a departure of democracy: it’s absolutely essential to it,” Zinn was marching for civil rights such as many other people, but for only a different cause. Civil disobedience is not only fair, but it’s vital as it exposes the flaws of the dominate power, allows for peaceful acts instead of violent ones, lastly is it allows people to come together giving …show more content…
Violent protests or riots are not needed, but can still happen just like John F Kennedy once spoken, “ those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” Considering the quote what exactly causes peaceful protesters to go violent? The main reasons are that the protesters are aggravated as the government doesn’t acknowledge their thoughts, aggression becomes idealized by one or multiple people that eventually is spread to others, lastly is that they are frustrated by the higher powers responses. It is absolutely unjust for government systems to desolate its people's hopes or vision of their country, such as a scenario that happened in India during the Telangana movement/peasant protest. Without Civil disobedience there will only be violence and no peace in any …show more content…
One of the main reasons for any type of protest is a group of people with the same or similar ideas are against something. The protesters at first are emotionally invested to the group and have a sense of safety as each individual knows their is trust and support within the group. This bond will grow with the duration of time and any unfair treatment by authority done to them, eventually leading to a group identity. With the development of a group identity the crowds connection strengthen much more, creating a bond that only relatives could have. This binds the crowd together as they created unforgettable memories, a better understanding to one another and thrives from their differences as they provide different forms of support and motivation.
In essence, why should we care about a flawed government system that already restrains each one of us? Why should we care about a peaceful protest rather than a violent one that can harm others and oneself? Why should we even care about a divided society? The answer is that we shouldn’t just care about problems, but it’s our responsibility to take action as civil disobedience is fair and needed for any nation to be treated fairly. Even if everybody doesn’t have the right to protest they still should take action for themselves as it’s one of the only methods for people to create