So personally I think there’s a bit of a difference with that example given there were all sorts of laws preventing black people’s political participation at the time. Also the fact MLK embraced non violence indicates that there are still lots of relevant side constraints on actions beyond just ends justifying the means.
Extinction Rebellion & Just Stop Oil are also both explicitly non-violent so the same side constraints apply! Fair enough re the lack of ability of black people to participate in politics, but there’s more recent examples e.g. LGBT folks using disruptive protest to raise awareness about the AIDS/HIV epidemic or marriage equality which we now (mostly) also look back on as justified.
So personally I think there’s a bit of a difference with that example given there were all sorts of laws preventing black people’s political participation at the time. Also the fact MLK embraced non violence indicates that there are still lots of relevant side constraints on actions beyond just ends justifying the means.
Good to know about your second bit.
Extinction Rebellion & Just Stop Oil are also both explicitly non-violent so the same side constraints apply! Fair enough re the lack of ability of black people to participate in politics, but there’s more recent examples e.g. LGBT folks using disruptive protest to raise awareness about the AIDS/HIV epidemic or marriage equality which we now (mostly) also look back on as justified.