Beware seeing yourself as so intellectually and morally superior that other people can be used as tools for your own ends. That does not end well for anyone.
Of course protests are an important part of a healthy democracy.
Rather I'm pointing that out in the age of social media, a lot of these disruptive climate protests are narcissistic attention grabs. There's a desperate need for validation from peers and a sense that one is the "main character" so to speak.
That's an issue, and it's a new issue. It didn't exist until social media came along, not to the extent it does now.
I'm more than happy for people to protest. But if I'm stuck on a bridge while some 22 year-old rich kid who lives in his parents' Sunshine Coast mansion blocks the road, I should be allowed to counter-protest by throwing him in the river and continuing on my day.
Who said that they can't protest? They can protest too, they just can't stop other people going to hospital or work.