Aside from the fact that Gandhi and MLK both broke the law which has already been pointed out, there isn't much reason to have any faith in even the highest lev

Aside from the fact that Gandhi and MLK both broke the law which has already been pointed out, there isn't much reason to have any faith in even the highest levels of American government. If all avenues of redress have been removed or obstructed by corrupt officials, what would you propose anybody do? Let's forget for a moment that what they're up to is actually non-violent civil disobedience for a moment and pretend it is something more: so what? "Violence is never the answer" is just a ridiculous platitude. It isn't true.