Remember when

[Proud liberal 80]

Dr. MLK Jr, other civil rights leaders, and the freedom riders protested and the whole country was very supportive and no one complained about what they were doing.

[gopiscrap]

1. Protest always carries the risk of societal disapproval

but that is one of the things that makes it effective

[Proud liberal 80]

2. Yeah I know

My sarcastic point was that people (especially the other side) act and pretend like the Civil Rights activists of the 50s and 60s had the support of the American people. But in reality they were treated with the same hate and disdain that BLM and Kapernick receive now

[Phoenix61]

3. When you want something to change

you initially make a suggestion. When that suggestion gets shot down, that's when you protest. Protest is inherently going to upset and annoy people. It's trying to change something that the majority are not motivated to change. Like when men were so supportive of women getting the right to vote, right?