[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by DemRed

That was the militant wing of the women's suffrage movement. The majority were moderates who marched in solidarity and posted leaflets and it was those moderate suffragettes who, after years of peaceful protest, convinced an increasing number of MPs to support female suffrage.

If people can't march for their beliefs, then we no longer live in a democracy. There's many marches I can't stand, but I respect their right to do it.

This.

Protests may inconvenience people sometimes, or unfortunately a few lunatics might hijack the protest, but ultimately people just sitting back and actively wanting to silence protesters just because they don't ideologically agree with them, is a slippery slope.