Nonviolent Direct Action Is An Option

Non-violence is a peaceful strategy people used in the 1900’s to revolt against the government. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Mohandas Gandhi had the most success in changing the way we live today. How did they get nonviolence to work? Well they were very disobedient, disciplined, and determined to make a change in society.

Non-violence is another imperative feature of civil disobedient acts whereby the act of resistance is done without consideration of any extremist measure such as damaging property or harming other civilians. This element of non-violence corresponds with the public nature of the civil disobedience that are normally undertaken such as peaceful march, candlelight vigil , hunger strike and the famous Salt Satyagraha which was undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi and is deemed as one of the most effective and influential part of his civil disobedience actions in his fight for India`s independence.13

All things considered one must devoted to their belief of nonviolence and be willing to suffer without retaliation (Source C), they can not fall victim to anger and fight back, for it would destroy the very principle of the cause. To become a truly successful campaign it should not be run on the basis of humiliating or besting the opponent, rather one should seek friendship and a better understanding of another (Source B). A nonviolent protester should not become bitter of the circumstances the opponent might bestow upon them but rather have open arms and eye for a better future ahead. The central idea of a nonviolent campaign is being able to make changes and spreading peace and love without the use of violence; by pursuing upon this path

In the history of mankind, there has been multiple cases of violent and nonviolent opposition. The question is which of these is more appealing than the other. In violent protest, citizens protest against their opposition with violence such as; rioting, vandalizing, arson, assault, and many other forms of violence. In nonviolent protest citizens will protest their opposition peacefully through calm and non-violent protest. This is also known as civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the most efficient form of protest in a society.

Gene Sharp, a prominent scholar in direct nonviolent action, created a list of 198 methods of nonviolent action (Sharp 330). He put the nonviolent actions in three categories. They are; nonviolent protest and influence, un-cooperation, and nonviolent interference (Sharp 330). The nonviolent action includes figurative actions such as picketing, marching, parades or vigils. These actions must communicate peaceful resistance to a policy or a law. The aim of these actions is to convince others to change their attitude towards the policy and join in the direct nonviolent action to correct or eliminate the policy or law. The strongest type of nonviolent action is interference because it suspends an ongoing activity of the opponent (Sharp

Throughout history, there have been many unfair rules all over the world. There are people who like the rules and people who dislike the rules. Sometimes everybody dislikes the rule and wants change in them. Whenever there is a request of change of the government, the people find many solutions/methods to make the change. One of the solutions is protesting and this method is commonly used for a change. There are two types of protests, violence, and nonviolence. One example of a violent protest is the Birmingham Civil Rights Protest in 1963 and an example of a nonviolent protest is Gandhi’s nonviolent protest for independence. It is believable that nonviolent protest if the most effective way to protest for society because it leaves a great

I think that sit-ins are the most effective form of protesting because it means that you are standing your ground and you are not giving up for yourself that easy. The forms of protesting that I see today are the people standing on the sides of the streets and protesting for pride and races and things like that. I see more violent protests because the police are sometimes just a little too over barring and then it just leads to chaos. People create change by protesting in a positive way more than a negative violent way. The civil rights activists had to go through a lot of beating and fighting to get what they wanted to happen. The promotion of equal rights is basically meaning that everyone is equal and no one is different because we are

I believe that Civil Disobedience as demonstrated by Rosa Parks, although unlawful, was constructive as it forged a new way of thinking. "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when what you are doing is right." Those words spoken by her exemplify the true meaning of Civil Disobedience or Peaceful Resistance. Martin Luther King Jr. best outlined the principle of Civil Disobedience when he said," True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice."

Civil disobedience is a timeless practice that has been carried on from generation to generation, from Socrates' refusal to execute Leon of Salamis to today's Syrian rebels' fight for freedom. In many cases of injustice, the public will rise up to reclaim their human rights, and ever so often these fights are nonviolent in nature and educational to all the people who engage in it. However, even in acts of nonviolent demonstrations, both the demonstrator and the demonstrated can be hurt. So the question arises: does peaceful disobedience positively impact a free society? Or does such disobedience only contribute to the tension already apparent? The answer to this question, simply put, is that civil disobedience can positively impact a free society in more ways than one. Peaceful civil disobedience is one of the most important aspects that exemplifies a truly free society, for the ability of a group to protest against injustice is true human freedom. Peaceful demonstrations can also encourage better and stronger livelihood among people who are oppressed, since these actions can and will open the eyes of oppressors, and as a result such

Peaceful Resistance has had its place in many societies around the world for centuries. Examples of this powerful political tool exist from the Roman Plebeians refusing to work in order to bring change to the harsh Roman consul to the notorious Indian Independence movement led by Mohandas Gandhi. Peaceful Resistance is not only effective through its influential and compelling tactics, but it is absolutely necessary when those in power refuse to acknowledge the issues in front of them. In order to advance anything, attention has to be brought to the issue at hand. Without people willing to be peacefully passionate, there will be no LASTING change. Laws are put in place to protect people, however when that protection discriminates or takes away

In conclusion, although peaceful resistance can make a difference and change to let people be heard, it causes more of a negative impact than a positive in the events that even when people are heard and changes are made, violence and other matters related to that still take place and effect

Many people want to use violence to get their point across and hoping that it would solve their problems. Those who use non-violence hope that with time, the problem would be solved. The future of protest with the use of violence will cause more chaos rather good. That path is the path that should be avoided. The future of non-violent protest has more results than

Nonviolence resistance has been used to achieve many goals in the past, whether it is a political goal, a social goal, or an economic goal. According to Clausewitz, war is the continuation of politics by other means, and the reason why nonviolence resistance can be considered a type of warfare is because the goal is to get what they desired. A well-known example of this was the Civil Right’s Movement, whose goal was to end segregation and discrimination against African Americans. This movement encompassed three broad categories created by Gene Sharp: nonviolent protests and persuasion, noncooperation (economic and political), and nonviolent intervention. A few groups that were involved in this movement and that displayed these categories were the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Despite being nonviolent called nonviolent, though, there are some occasions where violence is present. However, because it is called a nonviolent resistance it can be confusing for others to even consider this as a type of warfare.

Non-violence: the use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change.

Peaceful protests are part of the foundation of democracy: the right to voice your own opinion and thought. When peaceful protests turn into riots they no longer become simple protests defended by free speech, but become mobs that break laws because they are frustrated or angry. Another form of protest is civil disobedience. Civil disobedience occurs when citizens feel that laws are incorrect, and refuse to abide by those laws as a form of protest while accepting the consequences of breaking those laws. Civil disobedience is only necessary when the laws being broken and protested are unjust, immoral and unconstitutional. Peaceful protests, an example of civil disobedience, are a benefit to a free society as they can spur change to unjust laws. Those who have used this form of protest successfully, like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Edward Snowden, were willing to both accept the consequences of their actions and remain peaceful in the face of violence or arrests.