Examples Of Peaceful Resistance

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society. There would not be resistance if the law was perfect. The whole reasoning behind resistance is because the law does not satisfy a group of people and large mass of people and should be adjusted to help satisfy such large numbers. An example of this is gay marriage legalization in the United States of America. Sure, it was put off for a long period of time, but now due to the mass of people wanting it to become a law, it has in many places. Now, this is a law that people are resisting, this is a law that people are protecting. However, people who support the LGBT community resisted the government's attempts to silence them and not create the law. Now, through peaceful resistance …show more content…
This peaceful resistance became one of the most widely known marches throughout not only the U.S., but the world. Sometimes it does not take violence to induce action, just wise words and a dream. Hence Martins Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream." Although, people can agree that peaceful resistance can also negatively impact a free society. For example, when other countries or groups of people see other people peacefully protesting they might get the idea that the government is weak and cannot silence a group of people. This can be seen as negative because then people will not have faith in their government, or another country's government, depending on where a person lives, to act upon it's citizens and enforcing the current law. Thousands of people "peacefully" protesting in one place can be seen as disturbing the peace and inciting panic, both of which are illegal in the United States of America. Both sides of the story are heavily supported. Whether someone supports peaceful resistance or they do not, a person should not be shunned or silenced for their opinions. In this country, the United States, citizens have the right of free speech and to express their opinions as stated in the U.S. Constitution and State

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