Civil disobedience is a key component to free society in and of itself. As a primary example, America herself was born from it; The American Revolution began with civil disobedience. If the colonists did not rebel, if they did not fight for their freedoms- albeit violently further on- where would we be today? Where would we be if the Boston Tea Party never happened, if the American people never disobeyed? Still under British rule. Civil disobedience has a positive effect on a free society, as it is the very core of free society. It is the people speaking out for their beliefs. It is the people lashing out against what they perceive as something unfair. It is the people putting their foot down, staying their ground, and saying 'this is not right'. It is the people expressing their freedoms, doing what they think is right, and standing up for themselves in the face of greater power. …show more content…
One could argue they are disrupting the peace. Said person would be right, but that's the point, isn't it? To disobey, to attract attention to the situation at hand, to disrupt the peace to shed light on a problem. That is what they are doing out there. They are expressing their freedoms, and doing what they think is right. A more historic example of civil disobedience is the Civil Rights Movement. Black people were subject to brutality, mistreatment, and were even seen as lesser in the eye of the law. So they did something any American would do: they stood up for themselves, braved through it all, and spoke. Using no violence, their movement succeeded, having a significantly positive impact on society. No matter what one thinks, those in the Civil Rights Movement, and those people out there right now, marching, are doing what our forefathers did- standing up for what they think is right, and being