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I Know Paid Protesters Are Real (Because I'm One Of Them)
Cracked ^ | March 27, 2017 | By J.F. Sargent

Posted on 03/27/2017 7:55:12 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

We talked to "Matt" about all of it (he started as an unpaid protester, graduated to "Paid Protester" at the 2011 Take Back the Capitol event, and worked as an organizer for the Service Employees International Union) and he explained how a career in activism really works ...yes, there is absolutely some money floating around activism, that's inevitable in a capitalist society. But in the end, the whole "paid protester" thing is far more complicated than either side wants to admit ... kinda like every other political issue, now that we think about it.

(Excerpt) Read more at cracked.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: occupy; paid; protesters; soros
The article generally defends the concept and takes a "both sides do it" approach but it's interesting that we have to go to an alleged humor site to see someone admit this.
1 posted on 03/27/2017 7:55:12 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

They’re a pretty hard left site, full of the usual lies and talking points even in their “humor” articles. It’s no surprise that they play the moral equivalency card.


2 posted on 03/27/2017 8:27:19 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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Yeah, I used to read nearly every thing they posted but now I just skim the headlines and, 90% of the time, don’t bother clicking on them.

I have noticed that the comments section is increasingly sick of the SJW whining in every supposedly “funny” article.


3 posted on 03/27/2017 8:30:04 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines (Their side circles the wagons. Our side revs up the bus.)
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