"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."
Alex Kudera’s award-winning novel, Fight for Your Long Day (Atticus Books), was drafted in a walk-in closet during a summer in Seoul, South Korea. Auggie’s Revenge (Beating Windward Press) is his second novel. His numerous short stories include “Frade Killed Ellen” (Dutch Kills Press), “Bombing from Above” (Heavy Feather Review), and “A Thanksgiving” (Eclectica Magazine).
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