civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the art of violating laws while claiming to respect them, a paradoxical civic sport. It is the pastime of those who ride the roller coaster of state power while ready to pay the fare of arrest. Ostensibly championing the public good, it often entails the same chaos as jaywalking. Behind the heroic narratives of history lie today’s roadsides, dancing placards and jeers.