Comment by the_other

The impression I have is that (some) people in the UK protest but are ignored, vilified, or punished for it. And then nothing changes.

The last time I wrote to my MP, I got a form letter back basically saying "Don't bother contacting us, only The Party matters". (I mean, those weren't the words at all; but having had lame-but-bespoke messages back from them in the past, this was a noticeable and disheartening change).