How Does Peaceful Resistance Affect Society

Impact of Peaceful Resistance I think that peaceful resistance impacts society in a positive way. The reason I think this is because the society we live in nowadays shows us that theres a specific way to act or to follow certain beliefs in order to fit in. If people stand up for something they believe that the government is doing wrong then they will show others that it is okay to speak their mind without causing violence. Many people in our history have done this and changed the world. For example, a man named Muhammad Ali influenced the world by one stand he made against getting drafted for war. He decided to do this because the people in other countries have not personally done anything to him so he felt as if he shouldn't have to go. He stated, “Why should me and other so-called ‘negroes’ go 10,000 miles away from home, here in America, to drop bombs and bullets on other innocent brown people who’s never bothered us and I will say directly: No, I will not go (Muhammad Ali's Anti-War Stand Was Civil Disobedience, Not Draft Dodging).” He fought what he believed in, in a peaceful manner and created a worldwide influence that
people still remember until this day. Another person that fought for their rights, and what they believed in is Rosa Parks. She was one of the people that helped change all the racial segregation. She did this by simply not giving up her seat for a Caucasian person on a bus. Parks said, “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right (Rosa Parks and Civil Disobedience).” In my opinion these are words that everyone should live by. If you know that you can fight for something that will help not only you, but others, then why would you be a bystander and not help out? The last influential person i am going to discuss is Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was also against the racial segregation that was going on in the mid 1900s.He had actually suffered the consequences from going against the segregation along with other people when Rosa Parks had been arrested. He was also arrested. While he was in jail, he said "Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty (Letter from a Birmingham Jail- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr)."He had faith that his country would prosper and soon do the right thing as all people are
equal. Overall, everyone has the power to speak their mind and possibly change society's views on things that are wrong. These are just some of the people that spoke up and fought for what they knew was right regardless of the consequences. As Rosa parks and Martin Luther King Jr. said, we shouldn't fear change and everyone in our nation should love each other. If more people like them stand up and try to change the world's wrongs to rights, we could try to make the world as perfect as possible, together. It is all about changing for the better.