Saturday, May 28, 2016

Howard Zinn: Our Problem Is Civil Obedience


Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders…and millions have been killed because of this obedience…Our problem is that people are obedient allover the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves… (and) the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.

...But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power.

- Howard Zinn

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