Yes it will. Raising awareness by protesting absolutely helps people. It builds community. What many places are sorely lacking right now and desperately in need of. People need to meet one another again to care about them. Going through things together helps people relate to one another. Suddenly someone with more offers it to someone with less because they’ve had the same experience. Protesting and holding signs absolutely helps. Being defeatist and insisting any sign of resistance isn’t resistance is just playing into the hands of the regime that controls the country.

Cause right now it’s quite obvious from the outside that very limited numbers even give a shit about anyone or anything but themselves.