1. If that were true women would still be unable to vote. Would you tell women in 1905 that "it's a democracy, you don't need to protest, just vote."
2. Even now, we have seen the power that be make it more and more difficult to vote. The current administration is throwing a complete temper tantrum at even the thought of letting people use absentee ballots during a national pandemic, citing the voter fraud boogeyman.
I fully support everyone out there marching not committing crimes.
Nothing of importance is accomplished peacefully when the other side doesn't have to follow the law and is making the rules on the fly. "B-bu-but the rioters, they're bad =(" yes they are, but they're not the root cause, we have to stop shifting the blame on the very last link of the chain.
> Your right to protest, assemble, and speak does not include setting buildings with children inside on fire, murdering pawn shop owners, killing federal officers.
So what ? What's the biggest issue here ? A system rotten to the very core or people burning stuff because they are fed up of being fucked over and over again. People don't go out and get beat, shot at or tear gassed for fun, if you think they're the issues YOU are the issue. You play the exact same card as most medias, hiding the insanely huge systemic issue behind a "hey look there people are breaking stuff, how dare they!".
The US is turning into a Turkey or Egypt and a lot people seem fine with that, can't wait to read the history books in 50 years.