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Dissent in the US is Desperately Needed Now. We Have the Power to Make Change in Our Country if We Band Together as One United Force and Stand Against the NWO Police State.

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Many thinkers believe the existence of dissent in the US leads to a healthy community. Dissent is a feeling or attitude of not agreeing with a certain idea or entity.

People who don’t support or agree with the policies of a certain state are called dissidents.

The history of the US has many stories about repression of dissenters. It can be demonstrated with stories from our history and from current events. One of the most obvious means of suppression is direct violence.

There are many theories about the suppression of dissent in the United States.

Direct violence is the type of suppression used in the 1760’s and 1770’s to suppress dissent among the colonies. However, dissent happens at many levels.

Examples include parents fighting with each other, terrorism, and so on. It is clear however, dissent is a necessary element of a democratic society.

Dissent lets people tell the government how they think and feel about laws or decisions.

If people didn’t have the right to dissent in the US, then we would be nothing more than a dictatorship.

Dictatorships don’t allow the people to freely express what they think or feel, because it might threaten their power.

Democracy means the opinions of all people matter, even though the majority has power over the minority.

But that doesn’t mean the opinion voted for by most of the people is right or wrong, they are merely differing opinions.

If you really think about it, the United States was founded by dissidents who didn’t agree with the British laws and instead of putting up with them, they decided to make their own country.

Of course the British government was less than happy with this and a war started.

This dissent created the United States of America, and facilitated the penning of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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Civil Disobedience is Dissent

The discrimination of black Americans is another example of dissent.

During the Jim Crow years, black Americans wanted to get the attention of the people, by disobeying the laws that were discriminatory and needed to be changed.

Civil rights leaders called this movement “civil disobedience.” They broke the law which said they should give up their bus seats.

They broke the law which said they weren’t allowed to eat in white diners. These are all examples of a nonviolent means of dissent.

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Lawful VS. Unlawful Dissent

However, there is a difference between lawful and unlawful dissent. Lawful dissent is what happens when people express their opinions and feelings without taking any violent actions or breaking any laws.

An example of lawful dissent might be union strikes at grocery stores or auto plants.

Unlawful dissent is where people break the law and engage in violent or threatening behavior.

For example, if those strikes at the grocery stores had become violent, and included the physical or verbal abuse of others, or when a crowd of protesters turns into rioters, physically attacking police officers.

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