For some people, protests don’t seem like rational and responsible forms of political participation in a democratic system. According to the latest World Values Survey (2017–2022), 28.6% of Canadians and 27.7% of Americans said they would never, under any circumstances, attend a peaceful demonstration.
Public protesters are our socially connected friends and neighbors, not angry loners
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