Buit protest organizers always face the problem of trying to control a small
number of violent participants. If they fail, the media will portrait this
minority as representative of all protesters, making a violent response seem
justified.
In modern democracies, government control often amounts to
cooptation or absorption. This can take the form of providing funds to
potentially problematic groups, and hiring activist leaders or appointing
them to boards. It can also take the form of what is called “symbolic
reassurance” whereby governments set up a special hearings, commissions,
or agencies to address a particular concern or grievance.
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