That's why I only said it was a little weird. But there have been many populations in the world who have still protested despite the risk to their lives, immediate or otherwise, which is why I can't quite grasp how a slow death is what people are choosing for this specific issue.
It's not a US only problem either, most of the world is willingly going down the same slow death route with roughly equivalent problems, despite better laws around healthcare. This is why I wonder about the psychological aspect of protest and immediacy and what public political pressure needs to look like in today's world.