Abstract
In this article we intend to inquire the conflict of interpretations arising from the actions and identities of the protesters who participated in six episodes of protest through the road blockade between 1996 and 2002 in Argentina. The aim is to expose, through interviews with the protagonists of the protests, the experiences and memories about each of the facts. In turn, we inquire about the interpretations that arise from the confrontation with the discourses made by various sectors of society ‐the political leadership in particular‐, which were published by the press. The intention will be to elucidate which elements are reflected in the construction of sense, those that provide different kinds of political and moral stigma to the protesters, and those who defend and legitimize the actions of protest.