https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States

Women wanted to vote. So they got together and forced the men in power to let them vote. This protest is notable for it's peaceful nature. Gotta give it to the ladies on this one. Nicely done. 🤝

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots

Beginning of the gay rights movement. As a result of the Stonewall riots, NY gays stopped getting hassled by the cops. The LGBT community now throws an annual worldwide parade to celebrate this inflection point. It's a banger too! 🌈🎊

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Atlanta

A cop murdered a black man in cold blood on camera for the world to see. Many such cases. The cops never see justice. This time around the streets started talking and that cop is now in jail where he fucking belongs. It took about a dozen riots over the decades but better late than never. I call that social progress. 👮‍♂️⛓️

Many examples outside of the US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisian_revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Icelandic_financial_crisis_protests

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_South_African_apartheid_referendum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit_India_Movement

In light of the prevailing evidence, I think it's time you update your priors. But nobody can change your mind except you. 🤷