Payroll-driven theater': Anti-Trump-anti-Musk protesters are 'staged

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   Readmikenowposted 11 days ago

   Liberals put on the best protest shows around.
   
   They should call this performance as "Astro Turf World"
   
   "The anti-Elon, anti-DOGE, anti-Trump protests in D.C.? They aren't grassroots. They are payroll-driven theater.
   
   "- Buses rolled in packed with hired protesters.
   "- Pre-made signs handed out assembly-line style.
   "- Scripts distributed to keep messaging "on brand."
   "- Protesters all left at once—just like a shift change.
   
   "The protests are organized astroturf—NGO-backed, donor-funded, and as fake as their outrage.
   
   "It's a union of grifters and bureaucrats trying to stop Elon from cutting off their taxpayer-funded gravy train."
   
   https://www.wnd.com/2025/04/payroll-dri … ocked-out/

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      Sharlee01posted 11 days agoin reply to this

      Oh totally—nobody stages political theater quite like the modern left. Gotta hand it to them, the coordination is impressive! From busloads of "passionate citizens" who just so happen to arrive at the same time, to the freshly printed signs that all look like they were run off the same Kinko’s printer—it's less protest and more off-Broadway dress rehearsal.
      
      “Astro Turf World” honestly does sound like the perfect name. Throw in a few chants, some trendy hashtags, and boom—activism! Or at least the Instagram version of it. The best part? Half of them probably Venmo’d their gas money back from some donor-sponsored fund. But hey, who needs real grassroots when you’ve got a script, a budget, and matching T-shirts?
      
      Meanwhile, the people they’re trying to silence—Musk, Trump, heck, even DOGE fans—are actually out there building things, breaking molds, or, heaven forbid, encouraging free thought. Can’t have that when the bureaucracy’s buffet might lose a few trays, right?  Disgusting, but always expected.

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         Readmikenowposted 11 days agoin reply to this

         Shar,
         
         The left wonders why we struggle to take this serious.
         
         At least during the most recent Astro Turf protests; they didn't burn buildings and destroy things.
         
         I guess that could be viewed as a slight improvement over past protests.

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      abwilliamsposted 10 days agoin reply to this

      Yes, and it would be comical with some of the get-ups, cluelessness on display, and theatrics, if it weren't for the fact that a large portion of this Nation eat this stuff up with a spoon!
      So, unfortunately, we must consider them & not laugh them off.

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   Credence2posted 11 days ago

   With enough “staging” we will bring the curtain down on the Trump regime. If enough people are POed, who knows what direction things will go in?

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      Readmikenowposted 10 days agoin reply to this

      The left provides the best protests money can buy.
      
      I like the videos of them reading off of their talking points, another where they said they liked the sign and talking points but had no idea why he was protesting.
      
      This doesn't give the protest much credibility.

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         Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

         I totally agree. Honestly, the left’s tactics are starting to feel really tired and predictable. It’s the same formula every time—pre-printed signs, rehearsed slogans, and people showing up who barely understand what they’re even out there for. I’ve seen those videos too, where protesters can’t even explain why they’re protesting—just parroting buzzwords or reading off some talking points someone handed them.
         
         To me, that kind of performative activism just strips away any real credibility or impact. If you truly believe in a cause, you should know it, feel it, and be able to speak from your own mind—not someone else’s script.
         
         You'd think the organizers of these protests would have realized by now that these tactics are outdated—and that most of society has moved on from staged demonstrations.

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            Ken Burgessposted 10 days agoin reply to this

            Unfortunately there are still people who are manipulated by such nonsense...
            
            Those that have become aware of what is really going on, turned off the noise coming from CNN and MSNBC and their like long ago...
            
            Disregard anything from anyone who still thinks MSNBC reports news, they are disconnected from reality... knowingly or not.

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               Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

               CNN and MSNBC are heavily influenced by the TDS mindset – it spreads like no other virus, and very few seem to recover from it.

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                  Ken Burgessposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                  They aren't influenced by it... they created it... they still create it.

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                     Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

                     True, both networks felt it worked to give them what they sought. It certainly has not worked out well for their ratings, as well as many hosts. Fox News remained the most-watched cable news network during primetime and total day. Since the conclusion of the 2024 presidential election in November, Fox News has claimed the top 861 cable news telecasts.
                     
                     CNN and MSNBC ratings could be called pitiful -  https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/week-of … s-ratings/

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                        Ken Burgessposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                        Fox, despite it having a bias as well, is the closest on mainstream media to get to the truth of things.
                        
                        But even they avoid certain topics, bury things that should be presented... back ten years ago, that was not nearly the case, I remember they were the ONLY network digging into the truth of Benghazi.
                        
                        How we were taking the weapons of Gaddafi putting them on a ship and smuggling them into Syria to give to the rebels to use to topple the government.
                        
                        Fox does not come so close to the truth as it did in those days.  Forget about MSNBC or CNN... might as well call them propaganda for China and Big Pharma for all the harm they are doing to the USofA.

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                           Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

                           I agree with everything you shared. I like Fox because they cover most of the news and report it quickly. I use them as a starting point, then dig deeper on my own.

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                              Credence2posted 10 days agoin reply to this

                              Fox is news reporting with a clear and distinct ideological bent from my point of view, where conservatives say that the vast majority of news outlets are biased. Why would that be?

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                                 Ken Burgessposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                                 Its true, it has a bend... and they lean when they report.
                                 
                                 But they do not go on a crusade about a President being a Russian puppet ( a lie), or that millions will die because of those who refuse to get a vaccine (a lie) or that such people should be forced into camps (like China did to its people), nor do they say the President is as sharp as ever (a lie) when they know he has dementia... there is a difference.
                                 
                                 I can only say as forces outside the US march us steadfast into WWIII that I am so... so... so thankful it is not Harris and that lunatic crew running the country.

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                                    Credence2posted 10 days agoin reply to this

                                    “I can only say as forces outside the US march us steadfast into WWIII that I am so... so... so thankful it is not Harris and that lunatic crew running the country.”
                                    
                                    I think that we have a lunatic crew running things now. Be careful what you wish for…..

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                                 Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

                                 It's clear that Fox News leans right, just as many networks lean left. Do you think it's wise to single out one for bias over the other, or should both be considered in the same light?  I feel we see more left-leaning outlets, but I also see a bit of a change occurring in some left outlets. Many move to the middle to survive.

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   Readmikenowposted 10 days ago

   Sky News Australia got some video of the clueless protestors.
   
   It's funny.
   
   The protest was a joke.
   
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27ugfIM5_A

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      Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

      Gosh- how can I respond?   LOL, I mean this was very funny, and pretty sad, too.

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