Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What are the best methods of protesting?
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Civil Disobedience is the best form of protest

Supporters of civil disobedience argue that openly breaking an unjust law, and accepting the penalty for doing so, exposes the injustice more sharply than lawful protest can and forces authorities to defend the rule in public.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Openly breaking a law and accepting the penalty forces it to be justified
  2. Mass refusal can make a rule unenforceable before anyone wins the argument