“And if the current protestors got permission, it would be perfectly fine for them to be snarling traffic all around”
Yes this isn’t complicated. and it is quite clear, Though your tone seems needlessly snarky as if you still don’t quite get this simple distinction
Its wrong of you to block my driveway. Aye when my friend comes to visit he blocks it? why the double standard?
He has permission.
“But without that permission, no matter how urgent the cause, it’s not OK.”
herein lies the problem, who decides what is an urgent cause ? I think the fact that my corner pizza store started putting pineapple on pizza is urgent, do you think I should be allowed to be ” snarling traffic all around” ?
There is a process we have elected officials we entrust to make thsi decisions, it isnt practical to take a poll every time an issue comes up, this is called representative government. If you feel strongly about an issue, elect politicians to represent you, who support parading for Israel, protesting drafting ledyggeyers, or who oppose pineapple on pizza, as the case may be. But just because YOU dont’ like (or do like) something doesn’t mean you can block traffic or even block my driveway without going through the proper channels