Uncovering the Tastes and Desires of Rioters
Commentary Tell me what you loot and I will tell you what you are—or at least, what your tastes are. During the latest, but certainly not the last, riots in France, looting was widespread (unlike the riots of 2005, which were more purely destructive). And what the rioters looted, mainly, were sneakers and smartphones. These were their highest aspirations in ...
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