No, my point isn't that they submitted to punishment as a method to convince other to join them. My point is that they Accepting submitting to punisment as a m

No, my point isn't that they submitted to punishment as a method to convince other to join them. My point is that they Accepting submitting to punisment as a method to convince others to join them. Lets say they did what Snowden did and fled the country. Both may of had the means, but their potential constituencies did not. MLK/Ghandi said "I'll stick around and accept the punishment, because thats a path others can follow". It wasn't MLK or Ghandi breaking the law that changed anything. It was their millions of supporters breaking the law that had the effect.