Rediscovering Civil Disobedience
George Goehl, The Nation: "'There comes a time when silence becomes
betrayal,' proclaimed Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he took a risk
and spoke out forcefully against the War in Vietnam. As more Americans
debate whether to leave the sidelines and join the Occupy Wall Street
movement, we should heed Dr. King's words. Our individual silence is a
form of acquiescence, and we speak volumes not only through our action
but also through our lack of it. Silence signals that we are okay with
what's happening, or that we have simply given up. While Occupy Wall
Street has inspired a new level of consciousness in America, we have
only just scratched the surface of what will be needed to shift the
political economy of our country."
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