We’ve been warning about fake protestors for years. If you’re one of the unpaid participants showing up at protests or far-left rallies, you’re not only wasting your day — you’re helping to erode society, increase your own taxes, and potentially end up on camera with your image monetized by a wealthy corporation seeking more influence in your city, state/province, or country.
How Large Crowds Are Manufactured
If you’ve ever wondered how certain causes manage to attract such large numbers of people, look into services like CrowdsOnDemand.com. While this is just one example, similar companies operate both online and offline. Often, local “street influencers” recruit free protestors, but an organized website offers far greater reach.
In the past, paid protest movements typically worked by hiring skilled organizers and paying them handsomely to mobilize crowds. Once investigative writers and bloggers began exposing these schemes, recruitment adapted — and now thousands of people knowingly participate in “paid to protest” networks.
While most of these events lean toward left-wing causes, some right-wing protests are also staged. The difference is that right-leaning participants are harder to recruit because they often take pride in their moral consistency. Left-leaning protestors, by contrast, are generally younger, more flexible in their moral outlook, and more willing to join in for incentives — making them the primary target audience for paid protest organizers.
So when you ask questions like, “Why would someone want men in women’s sports?” — understand that some of the loudest voices may be there for a paycheck, not conviction.
The Business of Manufactured Outrage
To quote from CrowdsOnDemand’s own marketing:
“Crowds on Demand is your home for impactful advocacy campaigns, demonstrations, PR stunts, crowds for hire, and corporate events. Services available nationwide.”
These companies thrive because there’s no shortage of people — in any country — willing to be paid to undermine communities. And this isn’t limited to the West; in many developing nations, leaders have mastered propaganda and crowd manipulation to an extent most Westerners can hardly imagine.
This is why, on this blog, we speak out against price controls like the minimum wage — not because fair pay is wrong, but because such policies can distort free markets and make people more vulnerable to manipulation. In the real “marketplace of ideas,” not all ideas are noble — and some are deliberately designed to deceive.
Lessons From the Ancient World
The tactics aren’t new. In Greek mythology, the Sirens were beautiful, deadly creatures who lured sailors to destruction with their enchanting voices. Homer’s Odyssey tells of how Odysseus had to devise a plan to avoid their fatal song.
The modern equivalent? Companies that sell influence, rent crowds, and manufacture public opinion. When predators seek prey, they use every tool available — and yes, that includes the emotional pull of “grassroots” activism that’s anything but grassroots.
A Christian Perspective
In a truly Christian society, we’d raise our children to see through the allures of Satan — including the lies of political opportunists. Christians, though imperfect, built much of the Western world by holding to values higher than political gain. But today, as socialist and communist ideologies — often rooted in atheism — gain ground, society is becoming a testing ground for dangerous experiments.
If you’ve attended a protest without pay, take a closer look at the organizers and the “passionate” faces around you. If they refuse to answer questions or try to censor dissent, there’s a real possibility they’re being compensated. And remember: for many organizers, their influence — and their paycheck — depends on keeping the movement alive, even if it means misleading participants.
If you knowingly sign up for paid protest work, that’s your choice. But if you join thinking you’re among “your people,” be aware: things aren’t always what they seem.
Consider making Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior today.
