If so, why aren't we seeing it? Are people more apathetic or are there no things left worthy of such action?
2007-05-12 07:41:41 · 11 answers · asked by zingis 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
I suppose I should narrow my question. I'm thinking of large scale sitdowns, disruptions to transportation, mass chainings to trees... There are plenty of legally sanctioned marches, but outside of WTO meetings every few years, I just don't see it.
2007-05-12 08:41:42 · update #1
Absolutely.
Mass, peaceful , civil disobedience is a great way to demonstrate the will of the people when faced with social circumstances or govt policies that are becoming intolerable.
A good safety valve .
A young adult in the 60s, I witnessed changes in civil rights legislation & the influence protest made on the Vietnam war .
Apathy is part of it, but I think inaction is more a symptom of hopelessness.
Not a wild eyed liberal at all, but I cannot remember government being so arrogant & this badly handled.
There are plenty of causes deserving of government reform,
Votes are the first best way, but if govt. does not get the message sent, & if there is a real popular dissent, march, picket , write & if it floats your boat, chain yourself to a fu...ing fence.
2007-05-12 09:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh YES, there is certain a place for it! Civil disobedience is a right and can be a beautiful expression of our Americanism. I live in Los Angeles, and we recently had two such demonstrations on the same day, just a week ago. Unfortunately the police turned one of these peaceful marches violent, as has been widely reported. I do not find people more apathetic these days. Maybe you are depressed, however, and disinclined to participate yourself.
2007-05-12 08:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by CarlisleGirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is always a place for civil disobediance, its just that are people willing to dedicate the time and effort. Plus there are more apathetic people out there as well. Who basically don't care, and the world is edging closer and closer to not feeling anything at all, that my friend is the scarierst thing.
A generation ago people were willing to go out and demostate, but now its all about how can i get mine, or IPOD, ps3. Basically that event over there doesn't affect me at all. Darfur is still a cause worth fighting for, so is hati, child soldiers.
2007-05-12 07:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by christain gurl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 - Always!
2 - 'Cause things are going so well that VERY few folks feel the need or desire.
3a - I don't think people are particularly apathetic. Let's face it - the country is rich enough now that we can afford a major war and $3 gasoline at the same time without even approaching our pain threshold. Not to mention low taxes combined with 4.4% unemployment and continuing real gains in income. Not gonna be a whole lotta civil disobedience under these circumstances, is there?
3b - Dunno - what did you have in mind?
2007-05-12 07:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is not mentioned so much there were protests in scotland at the g8 summit i think also in korea there was a protest in seattle in fact the protest is global but seems not to have much impact on the way things are done one thing i read was about the scottish police or was it english police beating up protesters at their camp and all sorts of claims that protesters were violent but according to other sources the protesters were not violent at all also the police kept them awy from the g8 summitt so they could not find out what was going on there are stories the police security was for this purpose
2007-05-12 13:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by darren m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
properly, it labored for Gandhi and India. however the civil disobedience he did became not violent, yet extremely non violent. So in case you place non violent infront of the civil disobedience, high quality.
2017-01-09 17:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that people aren't willing to accept the consequences for their own civil disobedience. Their lives are more important to them than their abstract causes.
2007-05-12 07:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you live, but it's alive and well in Denver. From openly smoking marijuana on the Capitol steps to failing to obey a police officers order it happens all the time.
2007-05-12 07:45:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you do not see it you aren't looking very hard
2007-05-12 08:25:29 · answer #9 · answered by Zen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean breaking the law?
No, this is not justified
2007-05-12 17:38:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋