When something is wrong with the world, activists spare no time getting out on the street and protesting, holding signs that clearly and succinctly state their cause. Just how serious their cause is, though, is another story.

While many of these protesters are genuinely fighting injustices in society, the way they’ve chosen to state those causes is a little silly. Look, of course, the government shouldn’t be banning alcohol, but is the solution to march through the street with signs that just say “We Want Beer”?

Check out these pictures and take a journey through some of the more, let’s say, specific protests of history.