Also, keep in mind, the 'paid' rioters always 'recruit' (encourage) non-paid protesters to join-in with the violence.... This is simply using 'mob mentality' principles.... So, not all the rioters are paid.... They could hire like 20 to 50 'goons', and that could in turn incite hundreds and hundreds of protesters at a particular event, to commit violent acts... People like Soros' goal cannot be to 'win over' the general public, such as family people, the elderly, etc., who would (and should) likely instead become appalled and terrified by the violence and could likely turn against the protesters (and what they stood for)... However, the college-types and those already inclined to 'rebel' LOVE stuff like protests/riots -- to them, it is primarily an 'event', and the 'cause' is secondary.... And, since these people often already are in contact with large social organization (a university, etc), it's pretty easy to get the crowd numbers...