From the Christian Science Monitor:
History is full of nonviolent protests against everything from segregation to dictatorship, but they've met with mixed success. "Dramatic protest events are only effective to the extent that they can mobilize people to do other things besides civil disobedience," said David Meyer, professor of sociology and political science at University of California, Irvine, and author of "The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America." "When you scan the headlines, they’re not talking about Keystone. They’re talking about guns, immigration, and sequester, sequester, sequester. This is a way to get back on the agenda."

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