good trouble
Righteous civil disobedience
Good trouble is deliberate, principled disruption of unjust systems—civil disobedience undertaken for moral reasons.
The phrase was popularized by civil rights leader John Lewis, who distinguished it from ordinary troublemaking: Getting arrested at a sit-in was good trouble.
The term frames lawbreaking as sometimes necessary for justice: She got into good trouble protesting the pipeline.
- standUpright support structure
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- courageFortitude facing danger
- marchRhythmic group walk
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
get in the way · whistleblowing · John Lewis · voice · conscience · equality · justice · accountability · ethics · boycott · advocacy · sign · speak truth to power · inclusion · integrity · anti-racism · grassroots · vision
good troublecompliance
Adhering to requirements
complicity · complacency · going along to get along · acquiescence · willful blindness
good troublecriminal mischief
Intentional property damage offense
thuggery · rioting · looting · terrorism · hooliganism
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