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This milkshake/Farage episode got me thinking about the American Revolution, tarring & feathering, and the messy ways in which communities establish boundaries of acceptable political speech. Here's a thread on that topic, inspired by the Northam episode.
tl;dr. Throwing a milkshake is a political act, just as tarring and feathering was. It's also illegal. It's also fairly harmless. Engaging in politics outside the formal halls of political power is complicated. Here's that thread in a more readable form. threadreaderapp.com/thread/1091708…
And BTW, it's worth noting that Northam did NOT resign. Crowd actions (like tarring and feathering in the 18th century or Twitter mobs in the 21st) often do not bring about the change they seek. The mechanisms of change are complicated and unpredictable.
Here's the basic tension/complication that I think we should keep in mind when we debate milkshake throwing as a political action. 
And to the extent that there was a crisp, contemporary "take-away" from that thread...here it is.
