Importance of Rebellion in The World

Have you ever considered what this very world would look like if African Americans never rose up against injustice? If the 13 colonies never rebelled against Great Britain? How about if Harriet Tubman never rebelled against the very laws of her time when she risked her life to free people from slavery? If you haven’t, you should. Although rebellion is not considered a justifiable thing, without rebellion the world would consist of unwanted relationships, people taking advantage of one another, dictatorships, and plenty of other evils, which is why the act of rebellion is a necessity to any growing society.

Disobedience is seemingly engraved in the human genes. From the early greek stories of coming in contact with fire when told not to, to the African Americans who protested their civil rights by sitting in the front of the bus when strictly told never to do so, both acts of disobedience have one thing in common; they promoted social progress. In this world of rights and wrongs, one thing that almost everyone can agree with is there seems to be no set line when it comes to humans. Everyday humans do things that they may consider to be right but others see unjust. Slavery, for example. Up until what many would refer to as recently, slavery was considered a lawful and justifiable way to treat human beings. It took rebellion to finally free the souls of innocent men, women, and children who had been beaten, worked to death, belittled, and valued the same as wild animals. If the act of rebellion stopped something so evil, how could one say that it is completely wrong?

Yes, it is true that rebellion and disobedience are not always justifiable. Some people take advantage of their free speech and will which may result in negative effects on the society, however, when rebellion is used at the right time for the right cause, it’s results are soon revealed to be what’s best for the society overall. Rebellion is engraved in our history. It seems as if it is in every chapter of every history book. There are countless rebellions that resulted in greatness of a country, the world even, and some are as follows: Women protesting against not being paid as much as men for doing the same exact job by boycotting work, led to higher pay for women. Rosa Parks refusing to move out of her seat at the front of the bus due to segregation and injustice, helped spark a movement that would eventually lead to the justice for millions of African Americans. The 13 colonies rebelling against Great Britain by doing things such as boycotting their tea, eventually led to their freedom as their own country along with countless other acts of rebellion. Every single example that was just stated resulted in greatness for countries, minorities, and more, therefore making it impossible for someone to realistically say that rebellion is an unneeded and completely unjustifiable act.

Unless you are a religious person and go by the saying and direction of your God, there will never be a clear right and wrong to most. Humans and deeply flawed. Flaws, mistakes, greediness, and more all seem to be engraved in their genes which is why acts of slavery have been seen as justified by humans in the past. These flaws is the reason why rebellion is a necessity for social progress. Because no one human is ever 100% right, if no one rebels against their wrongdoings and beliefs then acts, such as slavery, will continue to dominate this world. Although rebellion can be used in evil ways, when it is used with good intentions, it can result in a ripple of events that brings justice, love, change, and overall social progress.