An even more charitable argument would be that people who care might happily put effort behind their convictions if a solution presented itself that had half a chance of working. There always seems to be at least one Gandhi/hippie wannabe in a discussion who thinks that a demonstration can magically solve any problem. This is foolishly simplistic and unconstructive.
And if you use the phrase "Take to the streets!" please be quiet while the big people are talking.
And if you use the phrase "Take to the streets!" please be quiet while the big people are talking.