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That sounds exactly like what MLK was describing: "Often the Negro does not even want what he takes; he wants the experience of taking. But most of all, aliena
by dwater 5y ago
That sounds exactly like what MLK was describing:
"Often the Negro does not even want what he takes; he wants the experience of taking. But most of all, alienated from society and knowing that this society cherishes property above people, he is shocking it by abusing property rights."
It's about shocking society more than it is about the property and who it belongs to.
- Simon_O_Rourke 5y agoAmm, not in northern Ireland like the commenter says. That wasn't people out to just shock anyone. Same repression by the state, but differently aims.
- jl6 5y agoWhen you say “it’s about”, it’s like you’re assuming rioters need to have a rational explanation for what they do. It could very well just be the unleashing of some inner raw-animal destructiveness for no reason other than the opportunity presented itself. Post-hoc rationalizations need not have any connection to the rioters themselves.