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Examples Of Peaceful Resistance

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Peaceful resistance is a weapon that the citizens can use to protest wrongdoings of government, or people in power. It knows no bounds, being practiced internationally, in this essay I will show examples of cases on an international scale. Equality is a war we’ve been fighting for as a nation, and peaceful resistance was such a huge part to help us take steps in the right direction. In terms of America, racial equality was the hardest fought battle, which was won on the premise of peaceful resistance. Leaders like MLK Jr. highlighted the strength we have as a mass, and if we come together to say “no” none could come in our way. In King’s own words “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” showing us that we have to right injustices and use civil disobedience to beat those injustices, as he did. America was built on the idea of the people having the power, and a unified voice has all the strength. Peaceful resistance like protesting have been used by groups to plead for change, examples of groups are LGBT, W.O.W., Black Lives Matter, and so many more. Each group has seen massive change in the last twenty years. …show more content…

It can be used in incorrect ways by people who are ill informed, or not informed at all. Even with this setback it is still the greatest way for the citizens to stop injustices done unto them by the government. Mahatma Gandhi, a single man who showed a whole nation the power of civil disobedience. Leading the charge of the Indian Independence Movement against the British who have taken over, and gaining results without violence. His ideology won't ever be forgotten. None should be ignorant to his deeds, and the people he has helped to

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