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Theft Is Now Progressive Chic | In some left-wing corners of the commentariat, moral rectitude is out. Flagrant disregard of the social contract is in. (www.theatlantic.com)

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Liberals figured out how to gentrify shoplifting. This is truly the worst timeline.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260424170523/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hasan-piker-jia-tolentino-microlooting/686919/

And the NYT podcast they're pearl-clutching about is https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opinion/shoplifting-political-protest-microlooting-whole-foods.html

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[-] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

You should definitely read (or listen to) the NYT podcast I linked.

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