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‘Right-Wing Myth’: Leftist Author Defends Looting To NPR, Trashes Small Business Owners As Not Part Of Community

Eric Quintanar
‘Right-Wing Myth’: Leftist Author Defends Looting To NPR, Trashes Small Business Owners As Not Part Of Community
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In an interview published in NPR earlier this week, author Vicky Osterweil defended looting from businesses in the name of social justice and dismissed concerns about rioters attacking essential businesses such as grocery stores and pharmacies.

“When it comes to small business, family owned business or locally owned business, they are no more likely to provide worker protections. They are no more likely to have to provide good stuff for the community than big businesses,” Osterweil told NPR.

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