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But from that perspective, the activist is not distinguishable from the criminal. Responsibility and acceptance of consequences is the source of "honor" in an

• analog 14y ago
  No it's not. The conscious decision to refuse to cooperate with an unjust law is the source of honour.
• InclinedPlane 14y ago
  This is wrong. Let's take some really serious examples: the holocaust and slavery. Both were imposed by the law, and both were fought by concientious individuals. People harbored escaped slaves, people helped jews escape the nazi death camps. And they also tried very hard to avoid the consequences of those actions (which in the case of harboring jews could be death). Yes, this does make them criminals, but it does not put their actions on a lesser moral standing or make them less honorable. The difference between the activist and the criminal lies in the underlying morality of the act and of the law, it does not lie in whether or not someone willingly accepts the legal punishment for breaking the law.
  • martinced 14y ago
    +100 000