>Protests are often the spark that lead to action.
>People in the community gathering force hands of local
>leaders.
>That pressure goes up.

People VOTING in local elections forces the hands of local leaders.

>And ALL of this:
>
>>There will never be a time when coming together in
>solidarity
>>in the streets can be said to be completely ineffective.
>It's
>>literally been a crucial mechanism for change- for better or
>>worse- since the beginning of modern society and will be
>until
>>we don't have streets or people.
>
>Props.

It's a great speech just not accurate. Half the time the people protesting aren't even on the same page.