Media and nonviolent actions

I personally think that non-violent can be quite effective actually, I believe that it is the non-violent movements which gain popularity and are remembered in history. You mentioned that awareness was important and how the media can be a key player in spreading awareness and how this would be especially affective in the younger generation. I would like to go a little ahead of this and say that the social media along with being a form of awareness can also be a form of non-violent action. There are many blogs where people can express their opinions and I have seen many people on social media platforms such as Facebook sharing their views and complains regarding the policies of clothing company for example which creates attention and awareness and can lead to change.

I agree that through non-violent movements, there will be minimized physical abuse in the society but also people will be able to be heard through media campaigns and change history because with being aware of the movements, they can spread and be known to everyone around the world. If there was non-violent movements there won't be as much physical tumoil and chaos. It is through what is taught and heard that spreads awareness of certain movements not through physical violence as people always says violence does not solve problems, they make problems bigger where as just being informed of campaigns and spreading awareness don't have as much harm in society.

While I think that the effectiveness of non-violent protest is context-dependent, overall I would have to agree that non-violent protest is the more effective method of promoting social change because it does not reproduce the cycle of violence that thrives on hatred. Moreover, I think that non-violent protest is more effective because it shows people's sincerity in wanting to improve society for the better compared to meaningless violence that, as King describes, "...creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers." In response to Lili's question about the intersection of social media and non-violent protest, I think that the vast array of modern social media tools at our disposal can promote non-violent action as much as it can encourage violent protest. Thus, it is important to tread with caution in using social media for social causes, as social media can provide anonymous platforms to advocate widespread acceptance or hate. This idea of social media and non-violent/violent protest can be related to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 where Facebook played a significant role in coordinating protesters.