And all the protests accomplished jackshit. Can't you see that that is the point? Your opinion and protests have no effect. Your protests are just plausible deniability.
The protests failed to invigorate change, not unlike anti mask protests today, because the message wasn't persuasive enough to sufficiently many people.
That's democracy. It's not great, but it's better than the alternatives.
https://youtu.be/UqMaYuVvqGo
Weapons of mass destruction
LOL