Wait … you think … Jan 6th was … a protest?
Im not Murican, but that doesn’t seem right.
Also I think I was clear that Im taking about protesting for rights, like how we got 5 day workweeks, women voting rights, etc.
If eg a military coup happens I do not think anyone would label it as a protest.
Also, protesting is a fairly democratic thing to do, it’s not about occupying some university building (like, what even are the damages?), it’s about letting your opinion to be heard, to get attention on the issue, to let people know it’s not just them.
And our (current) society is such that people pay attention (& education on the subject) by how ‘loudly’ they hear it. Ofc media is part of the problem (for profit or gov controlled both lead to less professionalism), but so is most people barely having enough time & energy to survive, much less ponder issues, organise, make change happen, etc.