Originally Posted by
hellospaceboy
I know many people who traveled to DC to join the women's march, and I feel like you're REALLY dismissive of them. Signing petitions and protesting are not mutually exclusive.
Protest does have results. It sets the tone, and sends a message to lawmakers that certain issues are important to a large chunk of the population.
Back in 2009-10, the Tea Party did a great job of continuously protesting and becoming a movement, at a time when -gasp- the democrats had a supermajority!