Is civil disobedience OK if it’s the
only way to prevent climate catastrophe?
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/13/2022 9:35:12 AM
This week, climate activists disrupted the UK’s oil supply, because they believe they face a desperate choice. Nonviolent resistance now, or the unthinkable violence of climate change later. “There is a need to break the law,” says Just Stop Oil’s Melissa Carrington, “so we are not guilty of greater crime.” But is she right? In so-called liberal democracies, we have a default obligation to obey the law. It’s a moral duty, as well as a legal one. It’s part of our implicit contract with the government we elected, which provides us, in return, with the protection of justice. But what
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late snow 12 replies
in known history; High Desert also sees
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that landed on Biden raises A LOT of eyebrows 26 replies
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They have the same mentality as the subway shooter. Society won't bend completely to their will, so violence is required.