I meant that whether these specific protesters are attacking a non-existent problem isn’t relevant to the effectiveness of protesters in general. One could make an argument that there’s a more general tendency for protesters to attack problems that don’t really exist and therefore can’t be solved, as a reason why protest is generally ineffective, but I’m pretty sure alienist wasn’t doing that.
I meant that whether these specific protesters are attacking a non-existent problem isn’t relevant to the effectiveness of protesters in general. One could make an argument that there’s a more general tendency for protesters to attack problems that don’t really exist and therefore can’t be solved, as a reason why protest is generally ineffective, but I’m pretty sure alienist wasn’t doing that.
There is no good answer to the question of the effectiveness of protesters in general. The answer will always be “It depends”.