Not really. The activism is only tolerated as long as it gives the government an excuse to do what it wanted anyway. Can't get it through the legislature? Have your pet activists push it through the courts instead.
The activists themselves might even be sincere, but their organizations exist by the grace of their funding, which will simply be pulled once they're no longer useful. They'll be too busy working real jobs to annoy anyone much anymore.
Eh, they'd turn their principles in in a heartbeat if they thought it'd give them a genuine chance at an authoritarian state.
Not really. The activism is only tolerated as long as it gives the government an excuse to do what it wanted anyway. Can't get it through the legislature? Have your pet activists push it through the courts instead.
The activists themselves might even be sincere, but their organizations exist by the grace of their funding, which will simply be pulled once they're no longer useful. They'll be too busy working real jobs to annoy anyone much anymore.