Spot-on, Entropy. You're onto the waves of media and political propaganda about the "good, peaceful protesters" that I sharply commented on in my post # 140 above-thread..
Leni
Sadly, most humans are lazy and love free stuff. Even I am guilty of that. I really did not need the “stimulus” check. But did I cash it? Yes siree. It was perfectly legal to cash it whether you need the money or not. It was free with no tax consequences.
It does not surprise me one bit why so many “protesters” are showing up. On my TV news they are showing incessant pictures of people carrying out stolen items from stores with broken doors/windows. Showing those pictures attracts more freeloaders. Young people have a hard time resisting the urge to pickup some free stuff with no police in sight.