Pfffffft, the government wouldn't allow peaceful protests if they actually threatened state power. Sanctioned protests just create the illusion that we live in a free society with free speech. But, if you assemble without a permit, you're ass will get arrested. Or, if you do something beyond a pacifist/non-violent governmentally sanctioned "protest", you are labeled a terrorist by the government and thrown in jail for an absurd amount of time. And, when at a protest the "peaceful" protestors will throw a fit and often prevent you from doing anything non-"peaceful". The peaceful protesters are really just protecting the state, more than anything. Oh, they are also getting their feel-good on for some liberal-reformist-wont-do-shit-to-challenge-the-state bullshit.