Comparisons to animals as means to justify violence

Carol Adam, my hero.

I”m always interested in the moment when humans become compared to animals worthy of extermination.

Liz Pilgrim’s baby clothing shop in the upscale west London neighborhood of Ealing was trashed and looted.

“I can only say I met with a group of feral rats. Where are their parents? We need to get the army out,” she told the BBC.

via As London cleans up from riots, residents fume – latimes.com.

 

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