People in small villages in the United States dont feel theyre a world power....They know exactly how unpopular the United States is in large parts of the world and they would like to reverse that development.
This time, the governor and the municipalities took some initiative. But at moments like these, the difference between wealth and poverty appears at its most raw.
Of course the United States hasn't been 'involved in the protests' but is it not possible that Americans have played a role in them in their whole process of conception through organization and execution?