Question about yesterday’s protest impacts

Wonderful turnout this weekend that I know has likely invigorated many others to join in the coming weeks, but I was wondering what else it does for us or will do later as numbers continue to grow.

I’m asking because I want to convince some people in my circle how/why this will make a difference. I want to convince them that joining the fight more actively will make a difference because they don’t feel the protests truly accomplish anything.

I wasn’t sure what to say recently when I had one of them say something along the lines of:

We still have politicians on the wrong side of history and the blockheads we currently have in office - I’m not sure they’re going to simply see a large crowd and decide they’ve seen the error of their ways.