By Mike Bibb
Reported image of a Craigslist ad inviting people to participate in a demonstration in Seattle, WA. on June 14, 2025. Money and food were promised to anyone attending.
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Is it really a genuine protest when the protesters are being paid $500 for a few hours work?
Isn't that sort of "Capitalistic?"
Plus, qualified protesters can earn an additional $500 if they provide video evidence of alleged free speech violations.
What a deal. A possible thousand bucks for three or four hours of participating in a community protest.
Who says Marxist type riots — aka "protests" — aren't profitable? In fact, they may be the root cause of free enterprise.
Of course, the net pay following federal and state income tax deductions, Social Security withholding and other incidentals will probably reduce the "take home" a considerable amount, but who cares?
A good protester isn't in it for the money — it's to "Save Democracy." Not because they haven't anything else to do; like, a job.
Sometimes, taking a few hours away from valuable couch time to burn Teslas and loot private businesses has to be done in order to maintain a sense of civic responsibility.
After all, America wasn't built by a bunch of lethargic do-nothings. It took imagination, determination and, in some cases, mobilization in the streets to get the job done.
Especially, if someone was handing out five hundred bucks to throw a couple of bricks and spit at cops.
Or a grand if they were arrested while tangling with police officers and yelling "F*** the pigs." —an alleged infringement of an individual's 1st Amendment rights.
The best part of the deal is that after the protest is over and the damage done, rioters can move on to the next city and do it again.
What's strange about all of this is the media frequently insists flaming buildings in the camera's background views reflect a "mostly peaceful demonstration;" nothing really out of the ordinary.
Equally odd, it is rarely mentioned who is sponsoring these upheavals or where the money is coming from to organize them. As if it's perfectly normal to see a demonstration because a bunch of disgruntled people got together on social media and suggested "Hey, let's do something this afternoon. Wanna go downtown and protest? Maybe toss a few bottles and set fire to things. I hear they're handing out $500 to anyone who shows up!"
"Sure. We can take some selfies and put them on Facebook. Besides, mom thinks I need a break from smoking too many medicinal joints," an anonymous voice responded. "Meet you there. I'll be wearing a provocative Trump facemask with a 'No Kings' bumper sticker stuck on my ass."
"Perfect. I'll be dressed as a COVID germ. Still have the costume!" the T-Mobil caller excitedly replied.
If this lunacy didn't sound like a goofy Hollywood flick, it'd almost be comical.
