The scenes unfolding across the country in recent days point to a deep well of frustration that cannot be dismissed. Those taking to the streets, blocking roads, and disrupting critical infrastructure are not acting in a vacuum.

Their grievances, whatever their precise form, resonate with a public that has grown weary of rising costs, uneven opportunities, and a sense that decision-makers are too often distant from the realities of everyday life. In that sense, the protestors are not without sympathy. Indeed, they enjoy a considerable degree of it.

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