This piece was originally written in May 2020 after the burning of a police precinct in Minneapolis. Rioting gets a bad rap. Yes it tends to inconvenience others. Yes occasionally someone dies, and no, it’s not a form of constructive political organizing. But these criticisms can also be made of professional sports; yet most who find rioting unconscionable would pour into the streets to riot if the Super Bowl were canceled for anything short of a planet sterilizing asteroid strike.
In Defense and Praise of Rioting
In Defense and Praise of Rioting
In Defense and Praise of Rioting
This piece was originally written in May 2020 after the burning of a police precinct in Minneapolis. Rioting gets a bad rap. Yes it tends to inconvenience others. Yes occasionally someone dies, and no, it’s not a form of constructive political organizing. But these criticisms can also be made of professional sports; yet most who find rioting unconscionable would pour into the streets to riot if the Super Bowl were canceled for anything short of a planet sterilizing asteroid strike.