No, these tactics are working because (1) people are paying for it to occur and (2) no one is being held accountable. The funding sources are not being prosecuted, protesters are ritually arrested and then released, but not convicted and jailed.
At some point that must change
The arrest of the loser staffer who released info on senators and charging him with felony is a start
For the most part. These hysterics turn people off. Regular people that is
Youre absolutely right about these rioters catch-and-releases.
Even the lock in the sock college professor got a soft sentence.