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Civil disobedience is a crucial part of liberal democracy. What's scary is not that it's happening, it's that it's being vilified. I'd expect and want resistanc
by version_five 5y ago
Civil disobedience is a crucial part of liberal democracy. What's scary is not that it's happening, it's that it's being vilified. I'd expect and want resistance to unjust laws, and in fact such resistance is a moral obligation.
- jevoten 5y agoAre borders unjust? Is it illegitimate for nations to decide who is part of them? To set limits who they will share their country with, who they will allow to decide the nation's future via voting?
- version_five 5y agoIt's a complicated question, for example I think the US/Canada border should be open, but overall I don't believe on open borders and think there should be enforced limits on immigration. That said, I still believe in civil disobedience and in people behaving according to their conscience. Such behavior is a major defence against what would otherwise be psychopathy in government. It shouldn't be based on whether I agree or disagree, and in general there should still be consequences for actions, but civil disobedience is still important
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoBut the problem is that there is no unity on where it should be done. One person's "resistance to unjust laws" is another person's rationalization of moral abomination.