To further complicate the matter, protests are completely ineffectual if they do not impact others in some way. Its easy to say that protesters should be consid

To further complicate the matter, protests are completely ineffectual if they do not impact others in some way. Its easy to say that protesters should be considerate and not get in the way. But if they do that then their message is easy to ignore. Protest by nature must be civil disobedience to have any real effect. What troubles me in this regard is that the Canadian government in general, and Trudeau in particular, seem bent on meeting the protesters with a disproportionate response. This can only lead to an escalation, not de-escalation. And has the potential to galvanize support for them. The opposite of what the Canadian government wants. Not to mention how makes them look like tyrants who trample on civil rights. Regardless of whether or not they care about that, they should care about the optics.