Violence has always been viewed, as a contradictory social act, as it requires aggression. Nonetheless, sometimes it is necessary to change the flow of events in the history and attitudes of the individuals. Nonetheless, despite having positive intentions of expanding people’s rights, the violence has to be discovered as an abnormality since it is an inconsistent aspect for the functioning of the democracy while nonviolence and functional behavior being more effective for the delivery of the message and acquiring of the freedoms and rights. In this instance, nonviolence has to be promoted as another source of information sharing and be regarded as a way to find a compromise while discovering governmental actions and claiming injustice.
Firstly, the nature of violence is opposite to the principles of democracy, as it has the contradictory perception due to showing disrespect to human rights. Simultaneously, nonviolence is often regarded as an effective instrument. For instance, the rise of black people’s movement is often associated with violent acts, but the highest achievements were reached with the nonviolent actions and obedience to the existing law system and authorities (King 5). The black women and men in Birmingham were ready to suffer for their freedom while taking misery with courage (King 5). Nonetheless, the violent protests were present at the same time in the area, and it is questionable whether they modified the existent flow of events, as both of the actions were logical. The underestimation of recognition of nonviolent acts is one of the matters, which leads to the presence of aggression and its association with the primary principle for the solution to the issue.
In turn, the inefficiency of the violence can be explained with the assistance of phenomena such as functional behavior, which is presented in the form of organized and violence-free actions to attract attention to the unjust situation. One of the effective examples is the sophisticated and well-planned demonstration aimed at the upsurge of freedoms of the village of Wallajeh (Bucha par. 16). In turn, the previous aggressive actions led to no modifications in a positive direction in the presented situation and are considered as being inappropriate. It could be said that the functional behavior has a beneficial impact on the ability of the country or a group of people, which experiences unjust practices from the government, to attract substantial attention to the presented problem.
Nonetheless, despite all the criticism provided above, the positive influence of violence for the maintenance of the order and an instrument for the expansion of human rights cannot be underestimated. For instance, Martin Luther King portrays one of the examples of the failure of the nonviolent acts to deliver the desired decision, as the negotiations were not being effective due to the inability of the political leaders to have a peaceful conversation with the leaders of the black movement (3). In this case, the violence of the social movement was a consequence of the unjust governmental system and could be discovered as logical. Nonetheless, the actions were effective but required an extended period to make a change. In turn, the effectiveness of violence as a weapon is unclear, as “nothing scares the army more than nonviolent opposition”, Bucha claims (par. 5).
In the end, the violent acts were often regarded as a necessity to determine a solution to the presented issue, as, in some cases, they are viewed as being indispensable. Nonetheless, their effectiveness is vehemently questionable, as functional behavior in the form of well-organized demonstrations and acceptance of the situation could be considered as being more effective while improving the conditions of the current situation. In this instance, the nonviolence has to be promoted as a social instrument, which will be a basis for the negotiations, as numerous examples in the ancient and modern world underline its effectiveness.
Works Cited
Bucha, Julia. Pay Attention to Nonviolence. 2011. Web.
King, Martin. A Letter from Birmingham Jail. 1963. Web.