just saw John Oliver this week and it clarified why the argument that the protests are astroturfed strikes me wrong.

yes, there's coordination and money for these protests, but the main issue is there's a giant quasi fascist network of conspiracy theorists and grifters who have been churning out this bullshit for decades.

people aren't doing these protests because they're being paid. they're doing these protests because they're part of a hate fueled death cult.

Rush Limbaugh sending his listeners to a pointless death to own the libs with his last stupid breath is sort of the end you'd have predicted for him I guess.