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In Defense of Looting A Riotous History of Uncivil Action

Vicky Osterweil

A fresh argument for rioting and looting as our most powerful tools for dismantling white supremacy. Looting -- a crowd of people publicly, openly, and directly seizing goods -- is one of the more extreme actions that can take place in the midst of social unrest. Even self-identified radicals dista...

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The Ben Shapiro Show

The author was featured in an interview on NPR, where the book was summarized as an argument that looting is a powerful tool for societal change. The speaker highlighted quotes from the book suggesting that ownership of things is structurally white supremacist and that destruction of business is an experience of pleasure, joy, and freedom.

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i told you earlier this week that npr published a long interview with vicki osterweil who's the author of a book called indefense of looting a riotous history of uncivil action

— Episode: Ep. 1088 - Peeing On The Peons

Episode: Ep. 1088 - Peeing On The Peons

The author was featured in an interview on NPR, where the book was summarized as an argument that looting is a powerful tool for societal change. The speaker highlighted quotes from the book suggesting that ownership of things is structurally white supremacist and that destruction of business is an experience of pleasure, joy, and freedom.

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i told you earlier this week that npr published a long interview with vicki osterweil who's the author of a book called indefense of looting a riotous history of uncivil action

npr summarized the book as an argument that looting is a powerful tool to bring about real lasting change in society

looting is good says osterweil because it exposes a deep truth about the great american con game which is that without police and without state oppression we can have things for free

the destruction of business is quote an experience of pleasure joy and freedom

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