I practically beelined to Ukraine when the war broke out and dedicated a good 2 months to humanitarian work. I've probably achieved more independently than huge organised movements with probable nation state backing.

Huge amounts of funding, huge election talking points, hundreds of thousands of people, entire student bodies, propaganda networks, and what quantifiable achievements have been made? It all comes off as a preformative social occasion with 0 goals.

Have far more respect for those who put their money where their mouth is and actually joined ISIS than the professional protestor caste.

I always think of the example of my step-grandad (amongst others) who left the UK to join the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.