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A review by thefriendlyabyss
In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action by Vicky Osterweil
5.0
The severe reaction towards this book and Vicky’s arguments within seem to offer at least some evidence of the merits of her point. Theft of property and more specifically looting is seen today as a sin more serious than murder and often marks the person who engages in such act as marked for death.
The unwillingness of many to question why we value stuff more than people’s lives is only outshone by the all the subtle and less subtle ways the system brutally keeps people in line. It’s the age old conundrum that an ideal world doesn’t require police or the military or corporations or even government. Perfect examples of all of these institutions would be outfits engaged in the mission of working towards their own demise.
It’s a wonder why the system fights back so forcibly. As Vicky as illustrated here, there is no form of legitimate protest. “Legitimate” protests aren’t at all. Progress has never been made without making people vastly uncomfortable.
The unwillingness of many to question why we value stuff more than people’s lives is only outshone by the all the subtle and less subtle ways the system brutally keeps people in line. It’s the age old conundrum that an ideal world doesn’t require police or the military or corporations or even government. Perfect examples of all of these institutions would be outfits engaged in the mission of working towards their own demise.
It’s a wonder why the system fights back so forcibly. As Vicky as illustrated here, there is no form of legitimate protest. “Legitimate” protests aren’t at all. Progress has never been made without making people vastly uncomfortable.