> Part of being idealistic is standing up for what is right but without causing more harm than necessary. Exactly. Setting off a logic bomb targetted at whole

> Part of being idealistic is standing up for what is right but without causing more harm than necessary. Exactly. Setting off a logic bomb targetted at whole countries is not “without causing more harm than necessary”. Add wilful destruction to a protest, especially if that destruction is such that is affects innocent bystanders, and you no longer have a protest, you have a riot.