There is some truth to this, that protesting is a part of how they have been winning. But that’s only true because we gave them a monopoly over protesting.
I can’t entirely figure out why. Did progressives ask nicely? Did they do something to earn it? Just about anybody will tell you that nature abhors a vacuum. So by not protesting ourselves we necessarily elevate the power of the protests that progressives conduct.
Thankfully since the Tea Party era that monopoly is tenuous and seeing coronavirus protests I hope that they won’t be the only ones anymore. We simply can’t afford it.
There is too much to gain here to not be involved while it is all being taken away.
As a reformed leftist, the problem with the right and protests is simply that, until recently, the right felt protests were beneath them. It’s really that simple. The good part, speaking from my experience, is since President Trump’s rallies, protests by the right are being seen in the same light as the left: the author here says they’re fun, and the right is seeing it more and more in that light. My leftists associates are starting to regret the protests they’ve attended over the Wuhan Flu because a lot of these folks organizing them are on the right and learning from the left!
Now, if we can only get a grip when it comes to community organizers and activism, but I’m kinda hoping the Wuhan Flu coming and going puts that in a new light, too.