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When civil disobedience planning reveals different levels of commitment

Our community group has been planning a civil disobedience action based on MLK's principles, but when it came time to actually commit, half the people backed out and now there's tension between those who think the others failed a moral test and those who feel judged for not being ready.

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What we've seen

A community is fracturing over the gap between theoretical support for King's methods and willingness to personally accept the consequences.

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“Where Are You with MLK and civil disobedience philosophy?”

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