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A more generous term is civil disobedience. I think the argument is the original theft was using tax payers dollars on fancy tracking devices in the first place
by array_key_first 7mo ago
A more generous term is civil disobedience. I think the argument is the original theft was using tax payers dollars on fancy tracking devices in the first place.
- birdo-wordo 7mo agoIt's not civil if it's law breaking.
- array_key_first 7mo agoThat's literally exactly what civil disobedience is.
- birdo-wordo 7mo agoNo that's uncivil disobedience. The difference is inaction vs action.
- culi 7mo ago> Civil disobedience is the active and nonviolent refusal to obey certain government laws, demands, or commands to achieve social change or protest injustice Most associated with MLK Jr, who explicitly advocated breaking the law
- smrq 7mo agoYou might wish to do some cursory research before arguing further. For example, as a starting point, the Wikipedia page on civil disobedience has an entire section labeled "Action" listing counterexamples.
- pc86 7mo agoCivil means nonviolent. There were laws against blacks sitting at certain counters in some areas of the US in the past. Those laws were broken without violence. That's civil disobedience. Please at least try to understand what you're talking about; you're embarrassing yourself.