Argumentative Essay On Non Violence

Over the many years of humans inhabiting Earth, there have been an abundance of protests and wars fighting for justice, equality and freedom. While using violence as an approach of reaching social change has shown to be effective in the sense of scaring others into surrendering, nonviolence is by far the best way to bring a revelation by corresponding with religious people, and showing effectiveness and results.
A reason off the bat that nonviolence is better than violence is religion. There are numerous religions that believe in many different things, but the majority seem to revolve around the idea of kindness and sharing love. Most people worldwide can agree that murder is wrong, so what makes it right to use violence and weapons on masses of people? Accordingly, the majority of the blacks protesting in the Civil Rights Movement were strong Christians. They believed that it was unethical and hypocritical to turn to hatred against their white brothers, while trying to prove that all people are of equal rights. The Bible says, “But I …show more content…
For example, if a girl is trying to persuade her scared friend to go on a haunted trail, she would have a lot better results by being respectful and talking kindly to her friend than she would saying hurtful things and making her feel bad, or even hurting her to get her to do what she wanted. This example is on a small scale, but it applies to all conflicts. In a one-on-one argument, it is best to try to get your point across by stating your case and explaining. Nobody responds well to mistreatment and harsh words, they only get angry and defensive. Those involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott were aware of how poorly they were treated, but instead of caving to hatred, they simply just quit giving the whites what they wanted, until the results started showing and they got what they