Stealing is normal
Channel: ItHadToBeSaid
Date: 2023-06-03

Is stealing wrong? Perhaps there are better questions to ask first. From an ethical point of view, how do you regard different types of theft? Why is some theft legal and some illegal? Why is stealing taboo to begin with? This final entry in my series on stealing (you might need to watch the whole series to know where I’m coming from) is my attempt to answer those questions. Even if you disagree you’ll get the chance to think about why.

Links: 

This playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guSRTS0Ntg&list=PL3waFZldV-Y18fU_Ut6HmFJ1lX3odLC-h 

In Defense of Looting: a Riotous History of Uncivil Action by Vicky Osterweil (I suggest accessing this and all other books I cite on this channel through Z-Library. You can sign up here: https://singlelogin.me/registration.php) 

Silent Theft: the Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth by David Bollier

Think like a Commoner: a Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons by David Bollier

Re-Enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons by Silvia Federici

The Philosophy of the Trailer Park Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV8XR83Swv8 

Stealing Something from Work Day: https://crimethinc.com/steal-something-from-work-day 

Woman stops a thief for the sake of one of the biggest corporations in the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKlj77pNIA0

A transcript of this video is available at https://theruleoffreedom.wordpress.com/2023/06/03/stealing-is-normal/