Because he's lamenting how disingenuous he believes protests are while presenting them in a totally disingenuous manner.

That's exactly what I saw though. The more impressive protests I've seen tended to be union picket lines. Which I do not cross.

I'm just jaded by the bullshit I've seen narracistic assholes pull. It gave me a lifelong appreciation for doing good quietly.

It seems to me he is just reporting his own observations. Am I incorrect?