I am going to be brutally honest, At first glance your post seems very irrational to me. But if I stop and think about it part of it makes sense. That means I have to do my own research before accepting it, but it also means that I can't blindly discard it.

And I totally 100% in favour of you on the protest thing, I have seen protests getting highjacked and turned into something else completely to divert from real issues. Not a good place to be.