Raven Rakia: "Looting is the opposite of apolitical; it is a direct redistribution of wealth. And yet, even on the left, when a black or African protester destroys and takes property, they are stripped of the tactical or historical will inherent in the decision. (continued) https://twitter.com/kscullinfox9/status/1265791117959798785">https://twitter.com/kscullinf...

It is instead understood through the colonial conception of the political backwardness of black communities: they become apolitical rioters, pure and simple." https://thenewinquiry.com/black-riot/ ">https://thenewinquiry.com/black-rio...

"With the destruction of property, violence can turn from an aspect of self-defense to a useful offensive tactic. Nothing gets the attention of the elite like taking away or destroying what they value above all else: property."

"The term “riot” implies disorganization, running amok with no end means, goals or demands outside of individual gain. [...] It reproduces the racist claims about black subjects: that they are violent, ignorant, selfish, and depoliticized."

"KKK & white rioters destroyed massive swaths of black property [...] with [...] state support. The destruction of property is a red herring, used to divert attention from the fact that it is the goals, not the methods, of the protests that the media & the state object to."