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L'impiegato vuole solo protestare per questa ingiustizia.

L'impiegato vuole solo protestare per questa ingiustizia.
The employee only wants to protest about this injustice.
From Lesson 460:Exclusive actions (non fare altro che)·Italian

Questions & Answers about L'impiegato vuole solo protestare per questa ingiustizia.

How could we rewrite this sentence using the lesson's target structure, non fare altro che?
You can emphasize the exclusivity of the action by saying L'impiegato non vuole fare altro che protestare per questa ingiustizia. This literally translates to 'does not want to do other than to protest' and is a very common, emphatic alternative to just using solo.
Why do we use per after protestare instead of di or su to mean 'about'?
When expressing the reason or cause of a protest in Italian, the standard preposition is per (protesting over or because of something). You will also frequently see contro used when protesting 'against' a specific policy or entity, but you cannot use di or su in this context.
Does changing the position of solo change the meaning of the sentence?
Yes, slightly. As written (vuole solo protestare), it means his only desire is to protest. If you moved it closer to the noun (vuole protestare solo per questa ingiustizia), the focus shifts: he wants to protest about this specific injustice, but not about other things.
Does impiegato apply to any kind of employee?
No, impiegato refers specifically to a white-collar office worker or clerk. If the employee were a factory worker or manual laborer, you would use operaio. For a more general word covering any hired employee or staff member, you would use dipendente.

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