Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Resistance to Civil Government
Henry David Thoreau's essay "Resistance to Civil Government" had some interesting topics of writing that still matter very much today. As the title implies, the main idea is that government isn't exactly the most reliable thing to live along with. In ways government can be more harmful than helpful in the sense that it may treat certain people unfairly or lack benefits for a certain group of people. According to Thoreau, government appears to fuel corruption and injustice, which tends to be a major problem today now more than ever. I would have to agree that today, especially, the U.S. government has certain aspects to it that can't be looked at as "civil and just" such as in the way it addresses other groups which may or may not pose much threat to our country. Even though Thoreau said that there were even some admirable aspects to the U.S. government at the time in which he wrote this, this saying may as well be different for today.
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Thoreau may have said that there were some decent aspects of the U.S. government, but he ultimately wanted no government at all. He believed that no government was the best government and it would appear as though he may have almost thought government impaired learning. It's hard to say without asking him in person, though.
ReplyDeleteHe actually wanted a complete absence of government or a direct democracy where people make decisions directly and not through a political source.
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