The Benefits Of Civil Disobedience

Civil disobedience is not only good it is a fundamental need for social progression . Without it there would be no change in authority, no differences in opinion, everyone would look and act the same. Disobedience is a key that unlocks an infinite amount of doors. Once opened that door becomes a portal to pandora’s box. People begin to question the validity of everything they are told, the life they grew up to know becomes a stranger to them. Many life changing movements are birthed from disobedience, no wonder they try so hard to keep us in line. One man alone doesn't stand a chance, but it only takes one man to start a revolution of thousands of followers. It has been engraved in history, disobedience is in our roots, from the American Revolution to the salt march. People begin to revolt and disobey once an issue begins to arise and get out of hand. Once they are not treated equally, or taken for granted. That's when someone puts their foot down and a revolt is started. In the American revolution the thirteen colonies over through the British government. They did so with key events and battles, like the Boston
It is not only used to revolt against the government it is also used against beliefs and opinions. An example of this would be differences in religion during the 1700’s. Many different beliefs were created during this time period, many variations of christianity arose and colonists had an array of beliefs to pick from. From the Quakers to the Shakers, religion was your choice of belief. When they created the thirteen colonies the puritans believed in attending church regularly and praising the lord for any and every little thing until someone went against the tide. John Winthrop moved to massachusetts and created his own form of religion and forever changed the face of beliefs. This disobedience is a necessary evil, without it there who knows where america would