Correct. They throw literal feces at people. Eventually, people will react.
And they call you “reactionary”. It helps to have the press and media in your pocket.
The classic example in microcosm was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The “protesters” did just that, throw shit on the cops, and more, a lot more, to Mayor Daley’s police. The “news” organizations only clicked on the klieg lights and the cameras though, when the police started issuing hickory shampoos to all the assorted anarchists. This was played across the country on the 10 PM news or whatever. They portray things 180 degrees out, and can make up look down, turn everything inside out. Called it a “police riot”.