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There are fewer protests these days because people are catching on that they don't accomplish dick. As to leaving, people have families. Not just their immediate family but think aunts, uncles, cousins. It's not trivial to leave all that behind and move somewhere where you know no one and have no support structure, and maybe you don't even speak the language. And to even consider it, you've got to have the time and money to expend on moving, and your destination country has to agree to let you in. It's not a simple undertaking.
It's not simple at all, I absolutely agree. And leaving family behind sucks. On the other hand I know several people who left Europe and moved to Australia and Canada for example. It can work even though it won't be easy for everyone involved. But if the alternative is having my kids get shot at school I'd still try. Plus all the social security that's missing in the US would probably make other countries more attractive to me too.
That's fair. I'd probably be a lot more motivated to leave if I had kids to think about.