Maybe if you don't want to get your assed kicked stay away from their protest and don't poke the bear.
As for who the bigger cowards are? I would say it's the police state who are the bigger threat to the small amount of liberty there is left. Armed to the teeth mask wearers when they rampage through homes for even the smallest none violent offense because they want to get their gun off and kill people
As for a protester wearing masks? I would consider doing it as well in order to hide my identity for a valid reason
Being labeled a criminal and put on a watch list for freedom of speech would suck in a nation where it's now a quasi crime to use speech
I'm old enough to recall the days when cops left people the f**k alone and concerned themselves with actual crimes. Today?
Sure you keep believing some college kids are hiding under you bed and are going to take your guns and freedoms you never actually had