Third Note to “Organized Lying”

Whether it is done by just an individual or by a group, disobedience and dissent are a matter of conscience above all else. If the dissident or the one disobeying the law is willing to accept the consequences of their dissent and civil disobedience, that is when there is no punishment for it. When dissent and disobedience is carried out by an individual, it is more likely to be “observed rather than suppressed” by the authorities. But when it is done by a group, it can then translate into civil war and revolution, which then forces us to differentiate between what ‘liberty’ is on one hand and what criminal law-breaking is on the other hand. Nevertheless, disobedience and dissent arises out of very peculiar and specific circumstances and a very peculiar and specific situation, namely, the abject and utter failure of institutions and organs in government.