As long as protestors obey the law and abide by the rules, the targets of their protests will continue doing what they are doing. They fear no consequences, because they not only control the courts, the investigators, and the police, they also control the protests and protestors. One does not fear what one controls. When they can draw a line and know that their opponent will not cross it, they don't even need to use force. And they are not.
We have to be willing to cross their line and be arrested. The photos of old ladies and clergy getting hauled away in handcuffs are media gold. That worked to turn the tide 50 years ago!
As long as protestors obey the law and abide by the rules, the targets of their protests will continue doing what they are doing. They fear no consequences, because they not only control the courts, the investigators, and the police, they also control the protests and protestors. One does not fear what one controls. When they can draw a line and know that their opponent will not cross it, they don't even need to use force. And they are not.
We have to be willing to cross their line and be arrested. The photos of old ladies and clergy getting hauled away in handcuffs are media gold. That worked to turn the tide 50 years ago!