>A lot of violent protests are organized movements. They "advertise" on websites similar to Craigslist and offer $25/h on average. That needs a citation, serio

>A lot of violent protests are organized movements. They "advertise" on websites similar to Craigslist and offer $25/h on average. That needs a citation, seriously, even if English is your second language you must know that is a bold claim. Who's paying this $25 per person, how do the logistics of organising a group like that happen? I mean trump pays actors to turn up to his rallies, but they aren't going to get arrested or killed. Occam's razor though says that they really are just fed up of people of colour being harassed and killed by the police that's why they are protesting, that's why there are so many of them. sure it's co-opted by a some people, or small groups, for financial gain, but these aren't huge global cabals, they are criminals who see an opportunity to exploit. There was a video circulating of a streamer who tried to instigate trouble at a peaceful protest and he was called out on it by lots of those around him. If you have ever been in one of these protests you would know that the spark is almost always a police charge or other offensive action like tear gas. Also remember a riot is not looting, a riot is just defcon 5 on the protest scale, and some people will use that as an opportunity to loot, same people who would loot after a flood or a hurricane or an earthquake. That's doesn't mean the riot is wrong.