[thelastguy]

It's the classic witch hunt mob.

Girl A: I like apples. Girl B: I don't like what you're saying. Hey everybody, she's a witch!

Mob deals out punishment.

You can clearly see that the mob is being played, being used like a pawn, by Girl B. The mob doesn't actually benefit form this. Girl B benefits from this because she got rid of her competitor.

The same way those students protesting are being used by the person at the top. The students don't actually benefits. Meanwhile, the person calling the mob to action is actually the person that benefits (law suit settlement, patronage, donations, government funding, etc).