Columbia University has fallen

[DontTreadOnMe]

Here's a fun angle in case anyone still believes that these protests are totally spontaneous.
‘Are You Being Paid to Protest’? At Columbia, Students Refused to Answer My Questions – Soldier of Fortune MagazinIe (sofmag.com)

  I just had a thought.  I cannot speak to non-USA protests.  
But I do believe many of these "protesters"  are either joiners-on from social media, or paid provocateurs and/or antifa.
Much like the warm months leading to the 2020 POTUS election, this may be the civil unrest of this Election Cycle.