Gandhi's Resistance To Civil Disobedience

As a young adult in the 21st century I believe that peaceful resistances to laws can positively impact a free society. When we look back into our history as Americans we read about all these outstanding leaders who have lead a resistance peacefully. Gandhi was a man who fought for what he believed but not with weapons or fitsts, he fought with the strength of his heart. Gandhi didn’t give into violence but he gave into his people. Gandhi was fighting against the British government in order to gain independence. He has done plenty of hunger stricts and has been imprisoned several times. He was also working on forging peace between hindu and muslim people, unfortunately Gandhi had many enemies and was shot multiple times in January of 1948. Another
great fighter was Martin Luther King Jr. He was a man who fought with the strength of his heart, soul, and speech. King was a man who stood for his people. He didn’t give up even when he had passed, his voice and choices lived on through the people who supported and followed him. I believe that a peaceful resistance is the best rout to go when fighting for rights or other beliefs. If we are to fight for what is right we must fight with peace. Many people believe that today's generation is nothing but a bunch of punk kids who have no respect for themselves or others. We are like the ground in the middle of winter, covered in a blanket of stereotypes like snow. If we were to protest peacefully we would show the world that we are not savage beings but people who care strongly on an idea and will fight with our hearts not our hands. There was a protest recently in Downtown Chicago about the pipeline being built through the reservation, this pipeline would ruin the drinking water.
I watched this protest through social media and I haven’t seen any wrongdoing. They stood silently at times and they also danced tribal dances. They showed who they were as people, peaceful people who will fight for their rights. I believe this will show the world that they have the wrong idea about peaceful protesters, they are not animals, they are strong fighters, they are neighbors and friends. They are the right way of life. Violence brings nothing but pain and destruction. A lot of trump protest consist of violence because people are so angry at the election of trump. Anger brings a horrible state of mind and once you turn to the ignorance you become one with the evil. You are no different than trump, in terms of ignorance. We have to show the government that we can protest with respect for others and ourselves and perhaps they will take us more serious. We can show people we are angry and strong without the motivation of violence. We must have a calm state of mind if we want a change to come. Never fight fire with fire, but fight fire with water. Be calm and cool, be the right turn not the
wrong.