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Ah, you're one of those "unless people are doing what I think they should do, their actions are useless" ones.
... No?
I am one of those "actually respond to the discussion" kind of people.
Let's drill down on that.
Heavily implies the previous poster is not doing shit.
Implies they aren't talking about protesting and are instead talking about violence.
Your post
Seemingly describes action as (mostly) peaceful protest. Which... I have Thoughts on the effectiveness of it and am increasingly feeling like it was a decades long trap, but I also regularly work with the people organizing those and encourage people to get involved.
To be clear: People need to be aware there are consequences to peaceful protest as well. Your face WILL be recorded and plenty of the olds who marched for civil rights and the like semi-regularly get "checked in on" by local law enforcement or find themselves getting "enhanced screening".
The personal and societal consequences need to be considered. And it is very valid to be wary of sticking your neck out. Which is WHY those "parade protests" still serve a big role.
But it is also important to understand the difference between "I can't afford to get fired" and "I want to be protected while I engage in violence".