Paid Protesters?

Are Extinction Rebellion protesters paid for their effort in London? 

According to journalists with the Daily Mail....yes, up to 400 Pounds per week (459 Euro). 

First, that's the max you can get and I suspect only the top ten 'leaders' in London make that kind of money.  The bulk of them are probably in the 150 to 200 Pounds (170 to 240 Euro).....basically 'beer-money' or 'weed-money' for the week.

Same thing in Berlin?  No one says much about that.  I suspect that even if the public German TV journalists found out about such a deal....they'd just keep quiet and avoid discussing that. 

So this is paid disobedience?  Well, it's a harsh thing to say or suggest.

Here's the thing to shed a tear over....some capitalist had to make a ton of money....to be able to burn his profits on supporting anti-capitalists.  Sit there for a while and ponder over that objective.  In a normal world, it shouldn't occur.

But here's the cherry on this cake....if the support money wasn't there...would this crowd even show up?  For a Saturday alone?  Maybe.  But for a week or two?  No, I have serious doubts about this. 

As for who paid the money?  It's best not to ask about that part of the story.