Two months since the riots, and still no "National Conversation"

"Residents of Chicago’s predominantly black South and West sides remarked that the looting appeared to begin at apparel stores like Foot Locker, and then branched out from there. Here’s how one man described the progression. Opportunistic 'looting' should generally be distinguished from the more ideologically-motivated 'rioting,' as those who 'looted' were generally locals (mostly but not exclusively blacks) who simply took advantage of an unprecedentedly chaotic situation to seize goods. Whereas 'riots' motivated by consciously insurrectionist ideology — consisting of arson attacks and other actions intended to maximize chaos — appear to have been largely instigated by left-wing activist whites. You could possibly group both activities under the banner of 'rioting,' but it’s worth drawing a distinction between these two different kinds of conduct which arise in a riot context."

~~ from "Two months since the riots, and still no 'National Conversation'" by Michael Tracey