Yes. They WANTED riots.

[TygrBright]

9. Study "crowd dynamics." A crowd is an organic entity.

People do things in crowds that they would not do when in small groups, one-on-one interactions, alone, etcetera.

It's a well-understood phenomenon.

If you've ever been at a sporting event with a large attendance, or a major concert, you have probably experienced it. If you're just waiting for a bus somewhere, and you see a kid skateboarding doing an amazing stunt across the street, you might applaud or even whistle. But would you scream "Yeah! Wow!!" at the top of your lungs, do fist punches in the air, stamp, etcetera?

But if you're in the stands at a skateboarding exhibition surrounded by thousands of people, I'm betting you'd do some or all of those things.

Crowds are not individuals.

The short answer is, then, that the people in the crowds may be highly intelligent and, when not part of a crowd, may be very difficult indeed to manipulate.

Crowds, however, are very easy to manipulate and their intelligence does not tend to complex cognition.

patiently,
Bright