Rebellion is known as any act by which opposition or rebellion is shown to some type of authority (which can take the form of a person as well as an institution or group of people).
Almost always the authority in force in some area is the direct recipient of the rebellion in question; rejection, disobedience or directly the armed uprising, are some of the most common ways to demonstrate the rebellion against the authorities.
The rebellion is usually generated from a previous discontent on certain issues and usually arises in a violent and sudden way to try to promote a change regarding that specific situation. The history of the human being has to its credit numerous and important rebellions that could obtain significant changes in different aspects of life.
Demonstrations in public spaces or raising of arms to respond to the authority that violates rights
The societies or small groups that inhabit them decide to assume a rebellious attitude when the authorities affect some rights, benefits or circumstances of their daily life. Then, immediately afterwards, people interrupt their collaboration, support and adopt a confrontational attitude that can manifest itself through various behaviors. The rebellion can consist of, for example, the realization of a demonstration with camping in a public square, something quite recurrent in these times, or failing that, it can show more serious and extreme manifestations such as taking up arms against the authority.
However, the acting authority will not remain passive in the face of this type of situation, but its response can go in two directions. On the one hand, you can try to negotiate with the rebels so that they will lay down their attitude, offering them some benefits, or change what caused the problem. Or conversely, the authority may choose to respond with the use of force. This alternative of action is of course the most serious since the state has sufficient resources in this regard and then a bloody confrontation can be generated that ends with many rebels in trouble.
Differences with the revolution
When we speak of rebellion it is important to point out that it is never characterized by the search for really profound changes as if a revolution could mean it. However, the rebellion is an intermediate step between the latter and the revolt (understood as a mere violent movement and of repudiation that does not seek specific changes but simply to show disagreement with something). The rebellion can have different degrees of organization unlike the revolt that has a more spontaneous and momentary character. At the same time, the rebellion has specific objectives, although they are not as serious and far-reaching as those of a revolution.
In general, rebellions represent an opposition to different types of authority. That is why they have traditionally been against institutions such as the government, the State or against the organizations that compose it. In addition, it is important to remember that a rebellion needs to have several members since it implies a certain level of organization and foresight. Many times, the causes of the most important rebellions in history have been injustices of various kinds, those that can range from lack of food to lack of freedom and censorship, to the struggle for political rights or ideologies.
The importance of knowing how to rebel when appropriate
We must emphasize on this subject that rebellion is a healthy and very necessary attitude in life because of course, thanks to it, the inhabitants of a nation will be able to resist and fight against those tyrannical or authoritarian authorities who want to curtail our rights. If we all abide by those measures and provisions that directly affect our rights and guarantees, we would not only be legitimizing an authoritarian government but we would also be endorsing the absence of freedom.
Individuals who lead a rebellion are referred to as rebels.
