Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because in the past peaceful resistance was used to show the public the injustice treatment that was being perpetrated by the law, or its citizens. During the Civil Rights Movement the use of non-force was wide spread around the nation, and in doing so they were able to demonstrate to the public the violence that was being done to the demonstrators. "We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." In present times, we see many riots instead of peaceful protests. Since these people are being destructive it is not aiding the cause that they are fighting for, it is delaying it. When these people act
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Such as the No Dakota Access Pipeline (NDAP), which not only sought to provide recognition of the threat to our water that the pipeline would bring but also the fact that it was running through sacred Indian ground. There wasn't much media coverage on the situation, in fact during a conversation it was brought to my attention that most people did not know what it was. The reasoning for this, to my belief, is because it was a non-violent approach. The media tends to cover acts of violence and overlook the good deeds that are done by people, or for them, on a daily basis. If the NDAP had been able to organize more people for the cause and create a national, or perhaps even global, movement then I believe that the media would have covered the issue. When taking into consideration movements that happen in today's society, we have to think about the details outlining how people organize as well. Because technology has become more advanced it's easier for people to spread more information on the cause, however it's also easier for news outlets to obtain this information and manipulate it, or hide it from the viewers …show more content…
There are crimes against humanity everyday that people are fighting to receive recognition for. I'm sure that some people have heard of, and some other people might not have heard of them. If we do the research and reach out to the movements ourselves to join them, we are able to receive the information directly from that organization and are able to further educate people on the subject. With this ability, we will not be relying on the manipulated media to inform us on unjust actions against
Such as the No Dakota Access Pipeline (NDAP), which not only sought to provide recognition of the threat to our water that the pipeline would bring but also the fact that it was running through sacred Indian ground. There wasn't much media coverage on the situation, in fact during a conversation it was brought to my attention that most people did not know what it was. The reasoning for this, to my belief, is because it was a non-violent approach. The media tends to cover acts of violence and overlook the good deeds that are done by people, or for them, on a daily basis. If the NDAP had been able to organize more people for the cause and create a national, or perhaps even global, movement then I believe that the media would have covered the issue. When taking into consideration movements that happen in today's society, we have to think about the details outlining how people organize as well. Because technology has become more advanced it's easier for people to spread more information on the cause, however it's also easier for news outlets to obtain this information and manipulate it, or hide it from the viewers …show more content…
There are crimes against humanity everyday that people are fighting to receive recognition for. I'm sure that some people have heard of, and some other people might not have heard of them. If we do the research and reach out to the movements ourselves to join them, we are able to receive the information directly from that organization and are able to further educate people on the subject. With this ability, we will not be relying on the manipulated media to inform us on unjust actions against