Argue for or against the idea that standing up and making your voice heard against injustice helps to end the issue.

Assuming
you are asking about the essence of this sentence in relation to history, this statement has
always had a powerful message in aiding the fight and struggles of the oppressed. Throughout
time, there have been many injustices fought and won through the support of those who fought
along with the oppressed Being idle in the face of oppression allows for the oppression to
continue, because it is akin to turning a blind eye to the suffering of others. When we do
nothing to stop, for instance, racism from occurring right before our eyes, we allow the
oppressor free rein over the one they are tormenting. This perpetuates a cycle of complicity
among othersperpetrator and bystanders alikewho will eventually grow "immune" to such
displays of abuse, thus normalizing oppression.

If one stands up against or
speak up against any and all abuses as they happen, it immediately erects resistance and
establishes power for the downtrodden to use to "push back" against the people and
systems who curtail their freedom or violate their rights. The essence of a community is to look
out for each other. Silence in the face of injustice does just the opposite: it erodes that
trust. Doing nothing while injustices occur does not push for a better society because it allows
cruelty and corruption to keep happening. As Elie Wiesel put it,

We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are
endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become
irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political
views, that place mustat that momentbecome the center of the universe.