We've all heard by now of the Craigslist Articles https://i.imgtc.com/qWT71fD.jpg advertising for people to attend protests in a given location on a given day. It makes you wonder what astronomical figure the writer if the advert must be paying to really make a difference.
To get one person to serve you for a 4-hour block, we're talking $100. Pretty simple. So if you want 10 people to work for you for a "day" of protesting, you're paying about $1,000. 10 people is not much, so let's scale it up.... how'bout 500 people.
Here's the simple math:
500(people) x $100(day's pay) = $50,000.
Now, that $50,000 can make a huge difference. But where do you get all those people? Just make sure it's a town with a university/college, or you'll have a tough time finding enough people within your advertisement ring that have the time (and are desperate for $100).
Logistics.
If your crowd is on their own transportation, it's relatively easy. If the protest is located in a non-college town, it gets harder because all of your people would have to get their otherwise disorganized selves to their destination in order to be effective. Chartering buses can get scads of people there on time, provided you have enough of them and you solve the riddles involving where the drop-offs and bus staging areas will be. These items have costs. Buses (like the school bus type) is about $350-$625 for about a 4-6 hour block. https://www.busbank.com/ 10 buses for your 500 people would then be about $3,500-$6,250. Meals and things should be left to the attendees.
Getting these people sourced. Where do they come from? Easy one: Local colleges and universities. There is so much meat there that are willing to take on your cause, you'll be trying to assign them things to do just to stay out of your hair. Student organizations and online message boards are full of helpful people that can get the word out (and they can help you create and transport signs, etc). The $25/hour wage for an event greases those wheels quite a bit.
BTW, Who would want to shell out that much money, not concerned with whether their crowd even cares for their cause or not?
Let me introduce your to the controversial and very active George Soros.
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"The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. [This idea] happens to coincide with the prevailing opinion in the world. And I think that's rather shocking for Americans to hear." -George Soros
The guy is worth $20 Billions. So, to be sure, he is not really going to have a hard time speaking 500 people... or 10,000 people into existence at a rally or protest, so long as the organizing can be done. He can also help with that, too. Among the list of those organizations that are either partially or fully funded by Soros:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1237 This site lists them with their details. It basically spells out pretty clearly what his political leanings are. He boasts contributions of about $12 Billion to date to these groups.
So, to sum up:
When your eyes grow wide, your jaw drops at the size of these leftist protest groups if you show up to one of these places... just know that it wasn't cheap [but someone could afford it]. It's a ton of people [but they're either paid, or are otherwise persuaded to it often].
Mass protests and rallies are a city thing. The people in fly-over country are always impressed or are taken aback by numbers.
It's time we finally see Soros's image on a picket sign. Maybe he'll start to realise how short his puppet strings are.
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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
6 gorillion sounds like a good estimate.