They gathered bags of notebooks by people who were signing to appease their conscience (akin to 'liking' progressive content of Facebook these days), but also saying that all was in vain.
Juntaron bolsas con cuadernos de gente que firmaba para calmar su conciencia (similar a decir "me gusta" el contenido progresivo en Facebook), pero también diciendo que todo eso era en vano.