In the sky, a heavy shuttlecraft slowly flew by, carrying personnel who observed everything happening below.
"Do you think such a protest is useful?" They were organizers of this event, albeit somewhat marginal members.
"Useful? Protests certainly aren't directly useful." His colleague sat at the table leisurely using a knife and fork to eat.
"They can't directly drag the enemy out and eliminate them, nor can they instantly zero out the opponent's bank account assets."
"However, protests have significant indirect uses, such as legitimizing our subsequent actions." The other took a bite of steak, then sipped some red wine.
"Hastily dealing with a good person requires great social costs and might bring about a significant public opinion crisis, shaking our social and political foundations."
"But if you're dealing with a bad person, someone everyone believes is very bad and deserves punishment?"
