The fact that you have posted this, and are engaging with others is due to the fact that protests have raised awareness. That may not directly change outcomes, but it will get more people engaged. 5,000,000 protested yesterday. If each of those people increases awareness of one other person, now there are 10,000,000 engaged and taking action to make change. The snowball effect is what gives this action its power. More on reddit.com

We'll take top spot next time! More on reddit.com

I'm really surprised to see so much cynicism in these comments. Peaceful Protest is one of the only lawful tools our people have to express discontent with a status quo. These people are making their voices heard. They're doing something because they're pissed and doing nothing feels wrong to them. What would you have them do instead? Yes it's a mixed bag of ideologies and leanings. I'd argue that makes it even more significant. More on reddit.com

Because our health insurance and retirement are tied to employment. We can't afford to lose our health insurance. Also, there's a rather lengthy and complicated reason that has to do with being in End Stage Capitalism while also being a growth based economy vs France being maintenance based; then there's our Gnostic anti intellectual bent; and our mixing of religion with politics; so that not only are we a perfect storm for this kind of Fascism to brew, half of us actually LIKE it... More on reddit.com