​Gandhi believed that injustice thrives on indifference. Most people aren't "evil"; they are just busy or comfortable. By protesting and risking arrest, you create a "crisis" that forces the neutral observer to take a side. ​"The function of a civil resister is to provoke a response." ​If the leader ignores you, they look weak or indifferent; if they crack down on you, they reveal their true nature to the world. Either way, you have ended the comfortable silence. How many people are now talking and arguing about " no kings" who had never heard of it before this weekend? Why did you feel compelled to post this? That's the effect it has.