There is no question to the matter of whether or not there are corrupt politicians in our government because the answer is yes, absolutely. There are many problems with the government and the laws in place, but there are peaceful and lawful ways to make changes. Our government is a republic that has been created in a favor of the voice of the people. An important first step to conveying an opinion would be to vote. Many people complain about the government and laws in place but refuse to vote. Every vote matters and is important to effectively run our country. American citizens can do many things to voice their opinion such as: peacefully protest, write letters, meet with legislators, start a petition, and more! It’s wrong to purposely break the law no matter the cause. It not only sets a poor example to the youth, but to other protesters and citizens that may be supporting more extreme topics as well. Our government is set up in a way that allows people to share their opinions and ideas without breaking the laws. We have the right to freedom of speech and peaceful protest, and with those it’s unnecessary to break the law. Although often times it takes many years to pass or change a law, if things happened too quickly there would be more mistakes and rash decisions. …show more content…
Our jails are already overflowing with people that need to be locked up for public safety. The use of illegal methods to advance a cause has always been a classic move in many countries. America itself was built on a revolution, but it’s not the 18th century anymore. Peaceful resistance to laws negatively impacts a free society because laws are in place for a reason. If everyone thinks that their cause is worthy of law breaking and that they have the right, there will be mass
Peaceful resistance to laws positively impact a free society because if there isn't, how will people hear the voices of the oppressed and mistreated? Peaceful resistance comes a long way in trying to advance the rights and customs of the oppressed today. For example, The Salt March of 1930 was based on the Salt Act of 1882, which excluded the people the India from producing or getting salt, only British officials. Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of this protest. According to an article by time.com, it says that "The protest continued until Gandhi was granted bargaining rights at a negotiation in London. India didn’t see freedom until 1947, but the salt satyagraha (his brand of civil disobedience) established Gandhi as a force to be reckoned with and set a powerful precedent for future nonviolent protestors, including Martin Luther King Jr.(Sarah Begley,2015)" This means the salt march was a start for India's independence. Also, Gandhi's brand of civil disobedience set precedents for future nonviolent protests. Another Example of how peaceful protests
According to Morris Liebman, author of “Civil Disobedience: A Threat to Our Society Under Law,” “Never in the history of mankind have so many lived so freely, so rightfully, so humanely. This open democratic republic is man’s highest achievement—not only for what it has already accomplished, but more importantly because it affords the greatest opportunity for orderly change and the realization of man’s self-renewing aspirations.” What Liebman fails to realize is that while the United States of America has made improvements, the United States still has a far way to go before it can be considered a fair country. Liebman also states that “The plain fact of human nature is that the organized disobedience of masses stirs up the primitive. This has been true of a soccer crowd and a lynch mob. Psychologically and psychiatrically it is very clear that no man—no matter how well-intentioned—can keep group passions in control.” While disagreeing with the first example from Liebman, it would be difficult to disregard the way that many protests seem to spiral out of control. Peaceful protest for the most part remain peaceful, however some may turn violent very quickly. Liebman also believes that there is no such thing as “righteous civil disobedience” as men and women are deliberately disregarding laws set in place to protect the country, and regards it as deplorable and destructive(Liebman). To combat Liebman, a new age of civil disobedience is rolling in, a more inclusive type. With various social media platforms, word of walkouts and peaceful, with an emphasis on peaceful, protests are spread more quickly. These student led activist groups are popping up more quickly and are not lacking in passion. Many students of today are tired of being told their too young and inexperienced to be taking
Politicians many times have been found guilty of corruption. They use unethical techniques to get higher positions in an election, to gain more money, votes or to lay hands on ungotten wealth. Corruption exists in the police force, in law and order and even in the management of the Olympic Games.
It is a common theme in literature that knowledge gives rise to power, and this is no different in Fahrenheit 451, however this book also shows that knowledge stimulates individuality and power can take that essential knowledge away. Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, shows a dysfunctional society which relies heavily on technology and majority rule to annihilate all individuality. What is one item that can destroy a Utopia like this fictional one? The answer is books. Which is why in Bradbury's futuristic society that is the very thing that is banned and burned.
Peaceful resistance itself does not affect a free society. A people-group can protest any number of laws: voting rights, taxes, and the legality of murder. A majority of society must determine what is best for itself. If the principles of a resistance aligns with the ideals of the society, the pursuit of betterment positively impacts that
There is no shortage of reasons for the loss of trust the people have for the government. There have been multiple incidents where trusted politicians had a fault during each of their terms for lying, stealing, cheating, and being greedy. Too many politicians that are in the government these days seem to try and work around the hard, tough questions that are being asked to them; not answering the questions in a direct manner but instead doing it vaguely. Millions of dollars are being spent in places where the people of this country don’t even know. In today’s society, the American government has an abundant amount of money and power which they can use to leverage in their favor. Even with all these reasons that have been given, some people still have the belief that they and this nation should still trust the government. Those are the gullible people that are being tricked. * Then again, the United States government is the one who makes this nation run, but the greed and dishonesty in the past
Many corruption and injustices are happening nowadays like in the Philippines. Philippines is having a difficult time with the President. He is establishing a “peace and justice” country through the well-known “EJK” or extrajudicial killings. How can you have peace and justice if you don’t want to impose it properly? Many government officials nowadays are corrupt and too subjected to money. The people are paying tax as part of the government ordinance. However, most of the times, it only goes to the pockets of corrupt government officials. And also nowadays, Philippines has the most number of actors and actresses occupying government seats. These are actors who are not well-educated about politics and its ordinance and policies. So, how can they ran the government
People in high power, such as government officials, have a power to control whatever and whoever they want. In Time Out of Joint, by Philip Dick, Dick demonstrates this power, in which the United States government creates a world and brainwashes hundreds of people into preserving a town to seem like it is in 1959, in order to gain military advantage. In the novel, the government takes advantage of the illusions Ragle Gumm is experiencing and Dick demonstrates how by using organized narrative structure and strong characterization with the help of third person omniscient point of view to keep the reader in the dark about what is actually real.
One must now take into account the various degrees of resistance and the correlation that these intensities have with their respective impacts on society. I argue that peaceful resistance, resistance that suggests change rather than demands change, is necessary to have in a free society. Otherwise, how can we truly exercise our freedom? I maintain that peaceful resistance always positively impacts a free society, whereas other forms of resistance can also damage a free society. The fact that we can stand on free soil today is because our predecessors engaged in bloody protests and forms of resistance to secure freedom for future generations.
Think of Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat on that bus, or the segregated bus stops in the South, or Nelson Mandela opposing Apartheid. In such cases, the purpose of the law was to maintain degrading systems of injustice and inequality, and it might be the breaking of a law is sometimes necessary to awaken a conscientious moral community to the need for change. The first adamant of the Constitution, freedom of speech, assembly, religion. This is the foundation of human rights that was created by the founding fathers of America.
In "The Kingdom of the Shades Pas de Deux" from La Bayadère by Marius Petipa, I was shocked to see a minimal set. I did not expect such a bare stage for a major story ballet. I think the minimalism of the stage added to the dance immensely - it allowed the sole focus to be on the dancers and their relationship. Svetlana Zakharova’s effortless extensions add to the ethereal beauty of her role. Her lines are so beautiful, I wrote in my notes that I barely paid any attention to Roberto Bolle because of Zakharova’s trance.
America prides itself on being a free country with fair rights for every citizen in the country. Americans that are actively protesting and engaging their community help ensure that the law is constantly being changed in order to account for the changing values in the rights of society. They do this through peaceful assemblies, petitions to the government, and through protest to unjust laws. While peaceful assemblies and petitions are both very important factors in creating a free society, peaceful protest to unfair laws has the most impact in creating a free society. The use of nonviolent acts of protest so important in creating a free society because it exposes the faults of a law, and peaceful resistance has been proven successful in the
I am a pacifist; I do not believe in nor promote violence. I do, however, promote peaceful protest. The act of civil disobedience, of protesting something that is unjust, unconstitutional is well within our constitutional rights. The right to criticize our government is one that was given, that was fought for by our founding fathers. It is an act that affects our society in a very positive way; peaceful resistance encourages others to criticize a cruel and unfair government. Peaceful protests, strikes, and boycotts have the opportunity to gain the government's attention, to try and stop these so-called "anarchists". When we look back at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we see a hero. We see someone who is intelligent, who is not afraid to argue,
As stated in the 15th, 19th, and 26th amendments, all citizens, no matter their race, gender, or how old above 18 they are, have the right to vote. That statement also implies that citizens have the right not to vote. It also will cause the results to be unjust. If people are fined, the majority of people who don’t have much knowledge in politics can lead to many uninformed voter voting. Uninformed voters are more easily persuaded from advertisements and people, which can lead to an unqualified or unjust candidate be put into office.
Over the last few years, the issue of corruption--the abuse of public office for private gain--has attracted renewed interest, both among academics and policymakers. There are a number of reasons why this topic has come under recent inspection. Corruption scandals have toppled governments in both major industrial countries and developing countries. In the transition countries, the shift from command economies to free market economies has created massive opportunities for the appropriation of rents, excessive profits, and has often been accompanied by a change from a well-organized system of corruption to a more chaotic and deleterious one. With the end of the cold war, donor countries have placed less emphasis on political considerations in allocating foreign aid among developing countries and have paid more attention to cases in which aid funds have been misused and have not reached the poor. And slow economic growth has persisted in many countries with malfunctioning institutions. This renewed interest has led to a new flurry of empirical research on the causes and consequences of corruption.