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
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