Make America Great Again Essay

Protests have swept over the nation after the recent presidential election. The first amendment states that people have the right to go against government leaders if they have any concerns, that was present in the form of protests which took over many cities across the nation. What these people have done is completely justified; however, some others have gone as far as harming supporters of the other party, causing huge traffic jams along with vandalism and it is even a safety hazard for the protesters. Students from Richard Montgomery High School held a protest in response to the election. A fifteen-year-old boy wearing a hat with Trump’s slogan “ Make America Great Again,” was assaulted by four other students as stated by Massimo Rick from Washington’s Top News. That is not representative of a peaceful protest, which could have most likely been one without violence. Luckily for the student, despite being hurt badly he was left without life-threatening injuries. It is worth noting that not all participants were there to cause any violence or negativity as stated by student Anyah Clayton, “We’re trying to get people together instead of saying more negative things that add on more conflict.”
Protesters went as far as blocking freeways causing huge traffic jams and leaving many of the working class people stuck in traffic. The Los Angeles
Some of these protesters went too far and harmed rather than protesting peacefully. Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? The truth is that if the protests are peaceful leaving others unharmed then yes it is absolutely leaving a positive impact. Although some protests, such as the one after the election, have only left more negativity and harm than intended to have, resistance to laws can either be positive or negative depending on how the situation