This is exactly what disturbs me the most about divisive protests at this time. Short term supportive peaceful marches were more than fine, they were non-threatening expressions of solidarity. But revolutionary tribal "us. vs. them" encampments are the last thing we need right now much less street attacks on popularly elected local governments, commonly owned property and street fighting.

While the overall attitude of the no mask protest in Germany contradicts "dugnab" it at least seemed a quite peaceful march, at least they weren't causing individual angry ruckuses like is common elsewhere. Feel the same way about pro-BLM, anti-police protesting. 

Continuing to have even peaceful daytime marches after initial "message heard and received" though, is stretching it. Especially as there is the more powerful internet to agitate and organize for change.

I don't like the idea of employees we all pay for having to be pulled away to crowd control duties and cleanup when there's a pandemic going on. If it's important to do your protest during a pandemic you can at least do it in daytime and not make it a night after night noisy party or street fighting for months.

Still, no matter how it's done, the mere fact of doing it suggests your protesting takes priority over the pandemic that threatens us all.

Rather than blocking traffic how about getting into expediting essential services everyone needs? It's really that simple. Are the current protesters helping out at food banks the rest of the time?