People blocking a bridge is the end to civilized society and such a large threat to a nation that any measure is justified. On the other hand, shutting down th

People blocking a bridge is the end to civilized society and such a large threat to a nation that any measure is justified. On the other hand, shutting down the entire economy in a lockdown is not a problem at all! It all comes down to the idea that democracy means protests are fine as long as they can be easily ignored, otherwise they are an insidious threat to be squashed. The idea that the majority gets to decide what the minority gets to say.