Civil Disobedience In American Society Today

Civil Disobedience is quite present in American society today. The most current are protests against Trump and his executive decisions. another example of civil disobedience includes the Women’s march on Washington. Here is why these are all positively affecting our society. Civil Disobedience in the past has provoked change in the world and in society. Mohandas Gandhi was a Hindu pacifist and equal rights activist. He was put in jail for his civil disobedience many times and during one of his many trials he spoke to the judge and said: “In my humble opinion, non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.” Gandhi spent 20 years living in South Africa fighting for the rights on the Indian populous there. The Boer power in charge eventually caved to some of his demands and when Gandhi returned to India he spent the rest of his life fighting to free India from the British, break the caste
Civil Disobedience is a way of getting the message of the silent majority to the few in power who could act on these messages who however have ignored the majority of people against Trump and his politics. The protest and march at Grand Rapids, MI is a good example of a peaceful protest. Plenty of people there are immigrants, refugees, veterans, and residents. One veteran, Kyle Hendrickson, held a sign that said “not why I served” and when interviewed he said that he was in the air force and this is not the America he fought for and could no longer be silent. These protests are perfect examples of how civil disobedience can be good for society, even if many protesters are jailed and are required to enter and proceed through the legal system that will not stop the protests because they all believe what president Trump is doing is wrong and they are willing to sacrifice their time, records, and money for what they believe is