Why Is Civil Disobedience Effective

Civil Disobedience, the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. It has been used all over the world for many years so that people or groups can cross points so that they can make a change. However some people believe that it is ineffective because people can get hurt or killed, or that it is ineffective. However I hold a different opinion, and I believe that civil disobedience is an effective to protest and make a change. For example it can make your opponent look bad, it is effective, and it unites people. My first reason why I believe civil disobedience is effective is because it makes your opponent look bad. For example when Gandhi was fighting the British for independence he and others would hold peaceful rallies or gatherings to make a change. One day a man by the name of General Dyer walked into a rally with his army men. He
For example the Cape Town Peace March. This occurred because South Africa was being governed by white men with most of the population being African. This resulted in lots of segregation between the government and the population, even in the same country in which most of the people were born and lived in. One day a man named Desmond Tutu led 20,000 people into downtown Cape Town, including church leaders or priests, young students, unions, and other organizations, to protest against the segregation laws that was occuring at the time. After the marches 137 of the participants were arrested, and the growing apartheid government suddenly became unstable. However this was a successful event and resulted in more marches in South Africa, and a stronger push for equality began. Soon the government could not control the people any longer and the segregation laws were banned. This shows how civil disobedience is effective and it gets results. (“Cape Town History and Heritage” Page#