The Protest Of The United States - 1576 Words

The activists feel like this disruptive protest is needed in order to disturb not only the public but to disturb politicians and people in high places. They feel like in this way they will grab the attention, sympathy, and support of citizens and will force politicians to face these issues and propose solutions to them like police reform and will also remind the police force and all other authorities that they are aware of these injustices and that they are never ignored (Mather). The main point of the Two Treaties of Government was to illustrate John Locke’s idea that all men were created equal and naturally free. He went against the ideals of Robert Filmer who believed that humans were born to be subjugated by the monarchs of their†¦show more content†¦John Locke believed that since men were all equal that this makes, â€Å"the foundation of that obligation to mutual love amongst men on which he builds the duties they owe one another from whence he derives the grea t maxims of justice and charity,† (Locke, 106). This is an idea shared by the Black Lives Matter movement as well as they believe on evoking humanity in order to express their frustration against police brutality. Yates, a BLM activists explains that, â€Å"at the very core of this is humanity- Black Lives Matter. We matter. Black lives matter because they are lives..because we are human..† (Harris). Both Yates and John Locke use humanity in order to support their arguments. Another belief Locke had was that â€Å".. men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature..† (Locke, 106). BLM activists can argue that these men being brutalized had no need for such exertion of power. The police should never be expected to terrorize the black community, even though that is what it has come to in many black communities. Since people ar e expected to have perfect freedom as Locke stated, there is no need for harsh authority since people naturally act in the best interest of themselves which is typically the best interest of the community. Knowing this, John Locke and the BLM