Civil Disobedience Has A Positive Impact On A Free Society

I believe that peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society. It allows people to be individual and express their views and feelings about certain things. It gives the people a voice and makes them feel important and heard by society. If people don’t act and speak up there will never be a change. Gandhi once said “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Most people are afraid of change and things being different but our society is the way it is because of change and people taking risks and expressing their voice. Civil disobedience to some just means retaliation and rebellion against the law, but I see it as people who are willing to take risk and who are not afraid of change or what society sees.

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” Rosa Parks was one of many leaders who demonstrated the effects of civil obedience. She showed how strong and courageous she was. If you stand up and fight for what is right then you will bring about change. Civil obedience does have its consequences and you have to know that just because what you might see as right others
Civil disobedience contributes greatly to this as long as people are being peaceful and respectful protesting and showing disobedience to laws and certain things is encouraged and contributes to a free society. On the other hand some people can take protesting and showing their individualism too far. Being violent and disrespectful to others can only heighten situations and doesn't have a positive reflection on that certain topic. Even though we live in a society where we have a voice and power people have put laws in place for a reason which generally benefit society greatly. It’s ok to disagree with certain things but sometimes you just have to know that a certain law or rule might be there for a reason and benefit more people in the long