Finally, a Sane Libertarian Voice on Rioting

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From the Tom Woods Letter:

Yesterday I talked to a well-known libertarian personality who is distraught over the libertarian response to the rioting and looting.

Most of it has been along these lines:

“Yes, yes, looting is bad, but what do you expect? These are people seeking justice!”

This is what people seeking justice act like, in your opinion?

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This personality said, “Libertarians can’t call out a violent mob destroying property and beating old people up. What’s the point of us if we can’t do that?”

He said one of his friends had just spoken to a first responder in New York City who said, “We’ve completely lost the city.”

Meanwhile, libertarian social media accounts seem about 8% different from Hillary Clinton’s right now.

On episode 1664 of the Tom Woods Show, just released, I spoke to Eric July — metal and rap vocalist, and longtime libertarian content creator — about all these topics, and he’s about had it with nearly everyone who’s been commenting on the situation.

In our discussion we covered nine things that would reduce if not eliminate the problem of police abuse. And we also went after “I can understand why frustrated people might want to terrorize cities, destroy innocent people’s dreams, and then turn around and expect other people to rebuild what they burned down. After all, they’re angry! I wouldn’t do it myself, of course, so I’m implicitly saying these people aren’t as good as I am, but who can blame them?”

Nope.

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Look at the scenes you can find practically anywhere.

Did the police provoke that?

Not impossible in some cases, I suppose.

Did they provoke it everywhere?

Obviously not.

And even if they did: can you imagine yourself looting a store — ever — no matter who the alleged provocateur was?

I am seeing libertarians claiming there’s no such thing as Antifa — but if there were, it’d be fighting against fascism, and we need to fight against fascism.

You have to be kidding me. This is analysis unworthy of a third-grader.

You need Eric July in your life.

Secretly listen while at work:

https://tomwoods.com/ep-1664-on-looting-and-police-brutality-with-eric-july/