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I wish there was more objective data collected. Data from surveys will tell you what people say, not what they are. Missing from reports like this will be the
by autoexec 5y ago
I wish there was more objective data collected. Data from surveys will tell you what people say, not what they are.
Missing from reports like this will be the people hired to participate in protests
- hulitu 5y ago> Missing from reports like this will be the people hired to participate in protests I'm sure you are joking. I mean, if would have been such people, we would have heard about it in the news. /s
- autoexec 5y agoThe news hasn't been very shy about talking about it https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-crowds-extortion-20181021-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-crowds-extortion-2018... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/26/devos-family-michigan-protest-rightwing-donors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/26/devos-family...
- Mountain_Skies 5y agoMost men I know who were teens and college age during the 1960s openly say they primarily went to rallies to get access to easy sex. Doubt any of them would admit that on a survey, claiming much nobler goals instead.
- autoexec 5y agoPlenty of folks these days doing it for self promotion too. Looking for social media content, youtube views, or just pandering to their audience. There's an industry around some political movements.