Yeah, I was looking at bringing this back up myself.
I'm not sure where I am regarding the protestors at this point. I was very much for them initially, as my OP points out. I can only go by what I see in the news, but I'm concerned that while the protestors are still using America as their base message for freedom, some of them seem to be going antifa rather than Tea party. I hope my opinion is wrong, or the footage I have seen is biased.