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I have re-read it Hoefla and that was not my intention. Apologies for the tone of that paragraph.
I do believe that protest does little to further your cause in some circumstances. Protest should be used very sparingly and carefuly in conjunction with other methods of campaigning (as I'm sure there are in this case) and normally have more effect if they target a very narrow range of issues.
Does anybody remember the motorcycle protest that shut traffic down on Trafalger Square every Wednesday for a year? Sadly for them, they ended up losing public support by antagonisation and making no progress on their cause. It took the engagement of a lawyer with significant experience of engaging with governments to finally get the ball rolling for them.
Different issues, different protest. My point is, it is possible that having a thousand placard waving cyclists will cause more harm than good.