When Is Civil Disobedience Justified?

Mahatma Gandhi says, “Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless and corrupt.” Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader that against British-rule in Indian and also led India to independence; in addition, he inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. There was a question that everyone has been asking from wartime to recently: when is civil disobedience justified? There are a lot of civil disobedience movements around the world; everyone is willing to against his or her government; they are fighting for freedom and equal rights. In David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, he expresses his opinion about “The Limits of Power” through section three in his book. Gladwell gives us many examples to
They believe a country needs to have a King, and the King has to set up the rule for everyone to follow; The government also believes that they can protect a country by setting up their rules; moreover, they don’t care if the rule will please everyone in their country. The fact that makes them believe this way because they have the absolute power and they will never look down to the people have no power. Especially in the communist country, the citizens have no power at all; they don’t have right to show their opinion that involves law and government business. This leads them to step up and makes civil rights movements. My oppositions think that if they want to control everything and everyone, they have to show their power to the civilians. Another reason that they are in a higher position than everyone else; they will do anything to make their citizen follow their rule even by violence; They want everything to work in their patterns. The president of communist countries will argue back to my opinion that a property country doesn’t have civil disobedience movements; there is no justification under any circumstances. The opposition wants everyone has to obey following their rule no matter what. Law enforcement will argue back that the law creates to protect the citizen rights, if everyone breaks the rule or disobey to follow the rule, the country will be chaotic. However, we don’t know if the law is right to protect citizen or just set up to harm their civilians; we don’t know that if everything the president and the government do is the right thing; and if we don’t have our opportunities to show opinions and voice, then who will make changes in an unjust country; likewise, the people in a high position never look down; this is limiting their views about their civilians; they don’t have any expectation about what is