Looting: appetite for destruction... and for brands
Between rage and aspirational consumption, the riots with no apparent political content raise an uncomfortable question: it is unknown whether they are an act of rebellion or a way of carrying out the system’s mandate to its ultimate consequences.
On a Friday evening, some shops on Fuencarral street were putting up panels on their windows due to feared looting that was being planned on social media. The scene resembled a dystopian science fiction movie, similar to The Purge, which depicts a fictional United States where, for one day a year, the law is suspended and anything is allowed. The atmosphere was also influenced by Halloween, with people in costumes, including skulls and devils, around the barricaded shops.
Written by urgent.news from El Pais's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
