We should never discount the idea that a hostile state-level power could be involved in our politics. And we pay a huge number of people in government to be pa

We should never discount the idea that a hostile state-level power could be involved in our politics. And we pay a huge number of people in government to be paranoid about that. That said, I doubt these protests have much effect. It's kind of like people standing on corners waving signs, or the pro-antifa vs anti-antifa stick-fests. Amusing or mildly appalling and worth a click-bait article, but does anyone really care? If there's any real effect, I suspect it'll be just to mark that there are people suffering, people who have lost their livelihoods, can't make their rent, and just want to go back to their okay-but-not-great jobs so they can live their lives.