Naomi - //Zacs-Master, not going to get you where you want to be though, is it. That's the bottom line. //
It's not, and they probably know that, but doing something, even if you think there is a better than even chance that you won't succeed is part of the human condition.
It's what made sailors circumnavigate the earth, even though they understood that there was a very real chance of either being eaten by dragons, or falling off the edge.
If mankind had analysed the chances of success before every endeavour attempted, and decided not to bother, we would be nowhere.
We would certainly not enjoy the democratic freedoms that allow these people to take to the streets for a bit of a protest.