The general consensus is that all things considered, things are bad enough to warrant a riot. After closer inspection, that, of course, is not the case, howeve

The general consensus is that all things considered, things are bad enough to warrant a riot. After closer inspection, that, of course, is not the case, however, the people trying to protest get ridiculed by the media (which shapes the general public opinion) because those in power don't want a riot. We're given just enough to become satiated. Time after time, it is getting less and less. The time we get handed nothing, it'll be too late to do anything about it except riot. The protests come first because we want to play by the rules. Eventually, we realize that it is a rigged game, so the rules go out the window at that point.