Peaceful Resistance: Beneficial To A Free Society

In today's society, it seems like everybody has their own opinion and many people are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that their viewpoints are known and heard. Peaceful resistance is a great way of letting your opinions be known to others. Often times, though, people will not accept the consequences of their actions. While actual peaceful resistance can be beneficial to a free society, there's a fine line between being a social reformer and simply being a nuisance. If a person was to look back on history, they could see that some of the greatest peacemakers of the world accepted the repercussions of their actions even though they were doing the right thing. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and many other social reformists spent time in prison because of their actions. If it weren't for those activists and their actions, the world would be a very different and unfair place. We are fortunate to have the right to fight back against things that we think are unjust. Sometimes, these battles are the main precursor to change. …show more content…
However, if those rights are being abused, the people must rise up against the government because it has too much power. If people didn’t resist and protest laws, the country would be a very different place. There would still be segregation, women would not have the right to vote, and our country would still be under British control. This country was formed by the rising up of our founding fathers against what they thought was unjust. They fought for what they believed was right, breaking laws and battling the British government because they felt that their rights were being infringed upon. Their passion is the main reason we now have a strong country where freedom rings out from coast to