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Encyclopedia > Civil Resistance

Civil Resistance (Resistencia Civil) is a libertarian political movement in Venezuela, promoting the principles of Classical liberalism, i.e. limited government and free markets. Liberalism is a political current embracing several historical and present-day ideologies that claim defense of individual liberty as the purpose of government. ...


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Civil Resistance (Spanish) (http://tercerpolo.tripod.com/id1.html)


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Civil disobedience - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (804 words)
Civil disobedience encompasses the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government or of an occupying power without resorting to physical violence.
Civil disobedience has been used in nonviolent resistance movements in India in the fight against British colonialism, South Africa in the fight against apartheid and in the civil rights movement of the USA and Europe as well as in the Scandinavian resistance against Nazi occupation.
Civil disobedience has served as a major tactic of nationalist movements in former colonies in Africa and Asia prior to their gaining independence.
Social Anarchism/Path of Resistance (870 words)
Civil disobedience is subjected to a theoretical and practical critique that establishes its possibilities and limits.
Resistance to authorities, which may take the form of civil disobedience--but other forms as well--forces a reaction from the opponent, which is then drawn into dialogue.
The willingness to submit to punishment demonstrates that the resister is prepared to accept the consequences of his or her actions; it counters the fear that all must overcome to engage in civil disobedience.
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