An Antidote to Apathy
Learning how to climb a tree as a form of protest feels massively self-effective. Suddenly, you are no longer simply part of a protest that comes and goes and is mostly ignored by those in power. Instead, you present an obstruction to them, a disruption which they actively need to deal with. To me, self-efficacy constitutes a great source of motivation to concern myself with political topics. In that sense, civil disobedience presents an antidote to political apathy and therefore a valuable tool of a healthy democracy. Nevertheless, it often comes with a cost, although this time I’ll be lucky to be spared by chance, so I can’t tell from personal experience.
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