Oppression is cruel or unjust treatment that is prolonged. The difference between Violent and NonViolent Resistance is where in violent protest, people use that treat are harming things, people, anything to get their way (Like a riot). And NonViolent resistance is where you don’t hurt anybody in your plead of resistance (Like a march or a protest). Agency is when you can make decisions for yourself and not have been told by anybody what you can and cannot do. Oppressed people always fight back but they have to choose how to fight back, and I think people should use violent resistance to fight back their oppressors like leading a revolt or understanding the importance of a riot.
To begin with, people should use Violent resistance to fight back in a war. A document I produce myself is about the conflicts of World War 2 and how they fought off the axis to reclaim europe. The document is an article from a website called www.history.com and the article is about the history of the second World War and the events that lead to its demise made by History staff in 2009. Is the source reliable? Yes and no because the author was probably wasn’t even there but this war happened not that long ago and in that time we could document it. A quote from the article states, “An intensive aerial bombardment in February 1945 preceded the Allied land invasion of Germany, and by the time Germany formally surrendered on May 8, Soviet forces had occupied much of the country.” To explain, this quote shows that the allies used Violent Resistance because they fought their oppressors (The Nazis) to take back land that they conquered. Also they won so which means that violent resistance does work.
Secondally, people might not think that Violent resistance might be wrong, but a one really important figure will tell you it ok to fight back with any sort of means. The next document is about a speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr about how he feels about Violent Resistance. The document is An excerpt from a speech titled “The Other America” delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King at Grosse Pointe High School on March 14th, 1968. The source is reliable because speech was given by Martin Luther King Jr himself in front of thousands of people. A quote from the document states, “But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard.” To summarize, This is talking about Violent Resistance because Martin Luther King is stating that He is not saying is bad he saying is still a way to resist oppression and should not be seen as an act for people to not know how to fight back.
Finally, Another way to fight back Oppressors is if they hurt you first, you can get them back by Violent Resistance. The last document is about a place in South Africa called Soweto that still slavery in the 70’s or 80’s. This document is an article from the website called www.findingdulcinea.com titled “Soweto Uprising Begins With Violence During Student Protest.” It was written by Denis Cummings on June 16, 2011. And this is a reliable source because this was documented and this wasn’t a long time ago. A quote from the document states,”Police attempted to stop the peaceful march by firing tear gas into the crowd; some students responded by tossing back the teargas canisters or throwing stones at the police. Police released dogs into the crowd, but many of the dogs were killed with rocks and knives. As the students continued to march forward, Col. Johannes Kleingeld, the station commander of the Orlando Police Station, fired into the crowd, and other officers followed. The students, soon joined by older Sowetans, began rioting and attacking “anything that symbolized the state or white power,” recalled student leader Oupa Moloto to reporter Raymond Whitaker. They destroyed and looted buildings, smashed cars, set fires and tossed stones.” To explain, The soweto students were doing a peaceful march and the police attacked them first. And This is an example of violent resistance because a violent protest or riot doesn’t come out of nowhere, the police attacked them first and they came back angry and that what the oppressors deserve.