This is what putting people in a pressure cooker of $8/hr minimum wage, state violence and $1500/mo rents yields.
Also, whatever you think of this action (I happen to be against it because it’s illegal.), acknowledge that mobilizing this many people is the result of invisible forms of organizing, not neccesarily legible to the “left” whose traditions cross-polinate with the professionalized activism of ngos, labor unions and political parties.
It’s just a shame that it was expressed this way. We need major social democratic reforms and avenues for disenfranchised people to exercise political power so these kinds of desperate actions don’t disrupt our lives.
The provocative title is a way to call attention to the ways that overseas reporting and domestic reporting on social conflict differ. A detournament of imperialist propaganda if you will.
the reddit comments “why are they robbing lulu lemon, liqueur stores, and apple stores. you cant get good resale value out of that stupid criminals”
its almost like they recognized that these businesses offer negative value to their communities so thats why they are targeted. dumb fucking liberals. i know i know going on reddit is self harm, i wont do it again.
Reddit: rebellion is bad, but also I could do it better
You can absolutely get good resale value from iPads/iPhones, they don’t know what they’re talking about.
They’re all traceable and nearly impossible to disable unless you find someone who’s willing to strip it for parts which I’m not sure if that’s something people do
Lot harder when you take it from an apple store where they’ve got a list of serial numbers and they can brick it.
Going on Reddit? I sentence you to at least an hour of self care and contemplation