Nice pictures. What f~stop and filter did you use?
I doubt anyone here refutes the right of the protester to protest. I just ignore the protesters for the most part, as their message doesn't move me. I find the concept of pacifism under the current world order to be 'pie in the sky'. Saying that we will not fight under any circumstances is an open invitation to be invaded and subjugated, or slaughtered outright.
I find that the protesters who are protesting just this war and not war in general much more understandable, though I still disagree with them on moral grounds.
Other observations:
Personally I object to the term 'civil disobedience' which is designed to put a positive spin on a negative thing. For example, 'civil disobedience' equates to 'criminal behavior'. I think that having to break the law to get your message across causes the message to diminish in value, because the focus changes to the method of delivery rather than the content. Since the law does not limit free speech, the illegal activity is pointless.
If the facts don't speak for themselves, someone screaming them at me won't change my mind and will probably annoy me. I think that many people are like that to some extent.
j-b comes to mind.