Is Disobedience Correct?
As a society, we frown upon disobedience and take action to prevent it. But, what if its actually beneficial to the progress of society? Without disobedient people or groups, many things that we view as normal today might not have ever existed.
One great example of how this world changed because of an act of disobedience is the creation of The United States of America, The Revolutionary War. In the seventeen hundreds, The British Crown was devoted to imposing larger control over their colonies on the other side of the atlantic. To do this The British took control of the colonies government and raised their taxes, This enraged the colonials as they had no control over their laws or government. The colonies then worked together in a massive act of disobedience and fought The British for freedom for over 7 years and ended up changing the course of history in consequence. However, disobedience isn't always a good thing.
The Capitol Riot is one prime and recent example. In 2021, a mob of people charged The White House out of anger from the result of the 2020 presidential election. Through this riot, nothing was achieved, the only thing this resulted in was numerous trips to the ER as people just got injured and chaos across the city.
The means of social change were vastly different in both approaches, but the cause was the same. Everyone involved wanted a change to occur. Disobedience can be both beneficial to society and harmful but the key thing is how it is executed and what it is for.
Looking at both sides of disobedience was something that I didn't think about, as many look at the word negatively, but your example of the colonies retaliating against the British to become what is now known as the United States and the protests of January 6th as both sides of the word, perfectly describes disobedience.
ReplyDeleteYour explanation of disobedience in history is nice, especially with the example of the American Revolution showing how it led to progress. I also like how you contrast this with the Capitol Riot, pointing out how not all acts of disobedience lead to positive change, emphasizing that the way it’s carried out and the reasons behind it are what truly matter.
ReplyDeleteHey Vyom, I really enjoyed reading your post this week. I thought your idea that disobedience was actually beneficial to society was interesting, and it was really portrayed throughout the story we read this week. The connection to the Capitol Riot was something I didn't really think about until now.
ReplyDeleteI like how you went through the modern and old civil disobedience that occurred. Though there were major differences between the two events, you drew connections between the two that brought them together well.
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