Hans-Christoph Steiner

For me, #MLK gave the clearest ethical explanation of #CivilDisobedience, starting with "I don't think any society can call an individual irresponsible who breaks the law and willingly accepts the penalty if conscience tells him that that law is unjust." Listen to the whole thing: https://youtu.be/fAtsAwGreyE?t=798

#ExtinctionRebellion #climatejustice #klima #LobauBleibt #Luetzerathbleibt #FridaysForFuture #FFF_Austria #LetzteGeneration #BlackLivesMatter #RomaLivesMatter are demonstrating this right now.

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And in case it was not clear, #NonViolence is an essential aspect of #CivilDisobedience. Violent civil disobedience cannot be justified, especially when you consider that non-violent movements are twice as likely to succeed https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

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