Obedience is a virtue which our elders teach us; however, sometimes disobedience is also a virtue, as it proves one’s ability to stand against wrong. In society, most people perceive disobedience as wrongdoings, but disobedience also causes people to speak up for what they believe. In some cases, disobedience causes social change or progress. Sometimes disobedience is used as a method to spread awareness to the public. If authorities are negatively influencing the audience about a different issue then a rebellion may be necessary. Recently on the news, people talked about the rebellion that Colin Kaepernick, an NFL quarterback, did during the national anthem. As the year went by different athletes from different sports started to kneel, linking together, or staying in the locker room when the national anthem is playing. This rebellion did not just stop at professional sports the …show more content…
If a government violates the rights of the people and places people in avoidable danger, and the government refuses to change its ways, then a revolution may be necessary. The American Revolution is an example of this. Since the colonist believed that Britain violated their right, they rebelled against Great Britain, starting with small acts of rebellion such as the Boston Tea Party. Such action resulted in establishing a government without virtual representation of the people that declared itself the protector of the people. This rebellion resulted in progress because a government that protects the people's liberties is an improvement from the one that violates them. However, not all revolution necessarily lead to a social progress. At some point, it may cause the society to regress like the French Revolution. The Reign of Terror in which many people were wrongly murdered was not progression, but The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is an example of