Nonviolence 4 Equality

The Symbolic Nature of Direct Action

There is much debate over “hard” vs. “soft” action. You hear it at meetings, around campfires, or read it in an eco-journal: folks advocating “harder” action and often criticizing “soft” action as being “just symbolic.” This argument has at times even kept groups on different sides of the divide from working together effectively. But this argument shows a misunderstanding: all direct action is symbolic by nature.

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