A viewpoint from the political world: In a word, no. This is because the protests are mostly running on raw emotion and not sustained. I see people screaming at

A viewpoint from the political world: In a word, no. This is because the protests are mostly running on raw emotion and not sustained. I see people screaming at empty buildings on the weekends in DC and it accomplished absolutely nothing. If you really want to make change in America with a protest, it must be consistent, and constant. Show up at 10am on a Tuesday at the US Capitol. Return every single day. These one-off venting of outrage is too easily ignored.