every action is an attempted state change, therefore acknowledging some state (particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time). getting something to eat is an acknowledgement of the hunger. (so in this way I agree with you) protesting is a tool for disruption, or taking power in some sense. the individual has no military, no jails, and no tolls. It's asymmetric conflict. The people vs The State. If you will not take up arms to defeat The State in the interests of your own personal will, you are not sovereign. Can sovereignty be accomplished while also in hiding? Should every person, even if in the wrong, stops going to work... then what? Protesting can be a show of power if done well, like a union strike. The State allows for protests, but not violence. If we can't reject the game, then we may try to win within its bounds. If all one knows of protest is from media sources, you may not know what's actually happening there.