Violence Is So Yesterday
In the article: Many of the world's most potent protests have involved stillness, by Elizabeth Renzetti, the author makes it known to we, readers that violence doesn’t need to occur in order to protest. “Sometimes the most meaningful gestures are the smallest, such as kneeling at the beginning of a ball game, or sitting down in the middle of a parade.” Renzetti consistently uses references from real life instances of protests that did not involve the use of violence. Evidently enough, these methods of stillness attract just as much attention as violent protests do. "Weirdly, the calmness of that defiance often provokes the most aggressive and outsized response." The message the author is trying to convey is that protesters do not have to be violent and angry to persuade others, considering calm and civilized manners have shown immense success, and consequently …show more content…
“It’s amazing how many of the world’s most potent protests have involved stillness: sitting at a lunch counter; or being chained to a fence; or standing in front of a tank.” Acts of protests don’t need to include extreme actions and violence for people to be able to fully understand the concept of
In the article: Many of the world's most potent protests have involved stillness, by Elizabeth Renzetti, the author makes it known to we, readers that violence doesn’t need to occur in order to protest. “Sometimes the most meaningful gestures are the smallest, such as kneeling at the beginning of a ball game, or sitting down in the middle of a parade.” Renzetti consistently uses references from real life instances of protests that did not involve the use of violence. Evidently enough, these methods of stillness attract just as much attention as violent protests do. "Weirdly, the calmness of that defiance often provokes the most aggressive and outsized response." The message the author is trying to convey is that protesters do not have to be violent and angry to persuade others, considering calm and civilized manners have shown immense success, and consequently …show more content…
“It’s amazing how many of the world’s most potent protests have involved stillness: sitting at a lunch counter; or being chained to a fence; or standing in front of a tank.” Acts of protests don’t need to include extreme actions and violence for people to be able to fully understand the concept of