How to Purchase a Protest Movement – Lee Fang

It should go without saying that those with significant financial resources can just as easily purchase hundreds of protesters to storm the streets for a specific cause.

For the right price, highly specialized consultants sell the service of delivering fake grassroots protests a phenomenon often termed astroturfing. These hired guns offer everything a political movement might want. You can pay for a customized message chanted at the rally, decide on the demographics of each demonstrator, and direct the crowd’s ire at a specific political enemy. 

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