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I happen to think that most protests of this type range somewhere between useless and counterproductive. But I still love this photo, because it’s so dynamic-the flying paper, the confetti, the movement of European Central Bank president Mario Draghi (that’s him on the left looking like he’s ready to catch a football) and the other people in the shot. So, confetti woman, we’ll give you a qualified thumbs-up for your dramatic but ultimately futile protest against “ECB dictatorship.” Just this one time.

Paul Waldman is a weekly columnist and senior writer for The American Prospect. He also writes for the Plum Line blog at The Washington Post and The Week and is the author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success. Follow @paulwaldman1