Nikole Hannah-Jones: ‘Destroying Property Which Can Be Replaced Is Not Violence’

GREEN When we look ░░░░░░░░ people rioting and looting ░░░░░░░░ doubt some of the ░░░░░░░░ of the looting are ░░░░░░░░ to be businesses African ░░░░░░░░ businesses How are we ░░░░░░░░ interpret what we see ░░░░░░░░ You know the President ░░░░░░░░ people thugs What is ░░░░░░░░ that we re looking ░░░░░░░░ And maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ just one thing HANNAH ░░░░░░░░ I think one we ░░░░░░░░ to be really careful ░░░░░░░░ our language Yes it ░░░░░░░░ disturbing to see property ░░░░░░░░ destroyed it is disturbing ░░░░░░░░ see people taking property ░░░░░░░░ stores but these are ░░░░░░░░ And violence is when ░░░░░░░░ agent of the state ░░░░░░░░ on a man s ░░░░░░░░ until all of the ░░░░░░░░ is leached out of ░░░░░░░░ body Destroying property which ░░░░░░░░ be replaced is not ░░░░░░░░ And to use the ░░░░░░░░ same language to describe ░░░░░░░░ two things I think ░░░░░░░░ it s not moral ░░░░░░░░ do that So yes ░░░░░░░░ think any reasonable person ░░░░░░░░ say we shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ destroying other people s ░░░░░░░░ but these are not ░░░░░░░░ times These are people ░░░░░░░░ have protested against police ░░░░░░░░ again and again and ░░░░░░░░ year after year after ░░░░░░░░ and still we can ░░░░░░░░ videos of law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ witnesses nonchalantly taking the ░░░░░░░░ of a man for ░░░░░░░░ alleged crime of passing ░░░░░░░░ fake $20 bill.”