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[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The elites can't control protests. Focused mass protests scare them greatly.

But they can control riots. Because they have a monopoly on violence.

Thus they want protests to become violent so they have an excuse to violently control them. And also the media uses any hint of violence from the protestors to de-legitimize them to the masses.

[–]Bill_Shevik_Jager 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Elites control protests by allowing whichever ones they want, and stomping out those they do not.