The crude moralism that characterises looters and rioters as ‘scum’ is evidence that space for political debate about the causes of things is becoming dangerously limited
Evans, M.
(2011).
The crude moralism that characterises looters and rioters as ‘scum’ is evidence that space for political debate about the causes of things is becoming dangerously limited.
This week’s riots in London and beyond have sparked a frenzy of comment that characterises those who riot and loot as ‘scum’. Mary Evans argues that this strict, emotional, moralism is overruling any chance for a meaningful political debate on the causes of the riots.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2011 the author |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Gender Studies |
| Date Deposited | 22 Aug 2011 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37945 |