CounterPunch
by Jeff Birkenstein

10/13/05

To our current way of thinking, Thoreau can be a little much to take, a little over the top. Though he voluntarily submitted to confinement, today such a thing has broader ramifications. Most of us are unwilling to volunteer to be arrested -- such an act might follow us around for years to come. Today civil disobedience starts with a vision of change and the will to do something about it, whether this means standing on a corner and yelling, holding a sign, or standing quietly with a candle in hand...

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