Sorry, didn't see the question. No, of course not. One can serve many ways. Being educated, like knowing the difference between "then" and "than," makes one's contribution more valuable.
Yep, that's why I said "wingnuts" instead of left or right wingnuts.
As I've said, the political spectrum ain't a line, it's a horseshoe, with the extreme ends much closer to each other than to the middle.
I question whether a "blockade" is illegal. As I asked and was not answered before, is there a criminal statute forbidding "blockade," or does it come under some weak tea like "obstructing a public right of way?"