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Posted on 04/24/2026 5:34:40 AM PDT by dennisw
They’re stealing from the rich to give to … themselves.
A lefty New Yorker writer who lives in a $2.5 million Brooklyn brownstone has elicited fury from real hardworking New Yorkers after she claimed it was just fine to shoplift on a podcast praising “microlooting” — a trendy new term for stealing from big companies such as Whole Foods.
On the podcast, opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman describes “microlooting” as a way of sticking it to billionaire Bezos.
“What I’m seeing on TikTok and social media is people saying that they’re stealing from Whole Foods not just for the thrill of it, but out of a feeling of anger and moral justification. Because the rich don’t play by the rules, so why should I? And Jeff Bezos has too much money — he’s a billionaire — so why should I have to pay for organic avocados?,” she said, parroting the views of microlooters.
On the New York Times opinion podcast, New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino describes the “several” times she swiped items such as lemons from Whole Foods — adding that she “didn’t feel bad” because it’s a big corporation.
“She is rich … and I am not. We don’t live on the same planet at all,” said Andrea Jones, 49, who lives in Gompers Houses public housing, when told about Tolentino and the podcast.
“Because of her, they’ll raise the price and I have to pay more. She is hurting me, she is not helping me,” she said.
Jones, who uses food stamps, called the claims out of touch — saying she’d likely be tossed in jail for the same crime.
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“he’s a billionaire — so why should I have to pay for organic avocados?,”
The mindset of the leftist. That they somehow can justify this as truth makes my head hurt.
“Jones, who uses food stamps”
So one person steals a lemon - on someone else’s dime.
And the person quoted as complaining about it is living on someone else’s dime for everything.
Yes, that makes sense.
I am a Trump super voter 4x. I support him in Iran.
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A story about two people: one who steals for no reason and one who lives on the government dole. What a wonderful country we’ve become.
The Saudis have a really good anti-theft policy..................
“Maybe every layer of society should pull back and say “Your stuff is your stuff. I won’t touch it.”
There’s a really old book that says just that. More people should read it.
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The quintessential Democrat exercizing their special brand of situational ethics.
In other words: a hypocrite.
If theft were punishable by the death penalty, people wouldn’t steal.
Jury nullification was a thing, even in England.
Any sane New Yorker needs to get the Hell out of the city. Its only going to get worse. Just don’t bring your Democrat voting habits with you.
A story about two people: one who steals for no reason
1. She gets something she does not deserve.
2. She gets a thrill out of violating rules and not getting caught.
This is an image of the left in micro. Finding a way to justify violating the rules, because they do not want to follow the rules.
This makes her an evil person. She is willing to destroy society for her own selfish ends.
8. Thou shall not steal.
Christianity is a key pillar of a civilized society. This woman is an unrepentant sinner.
Lord John Whorfin: Sealed with a curse as sharp as a knife. Doomed is your soul and damned is your life.
Here’s an idea: Throw her ass in jail!
I favor public humiliation therapy. Years ago I remember reading about a guy who was caught burglarizing a house. Some neighbors caught him and hog tied i=him in the front yard. It took hours for the police to arrive and that time was spent by the neighbors humiliating him.
A variation of the stocks is in order for low level crimes. Perhaps on the back of a flatbed truck where the malefactor is driven around the neighborhood. Rotten fruit and stinky buckets of water may also be appropriate.
Like in the Middle East.
Billionaires exist because they worked hard and produced something that other people desired and were willing to work hard for. This is how value is produced.
The left wants a world in which you are forced to go out to work but the fruit of your labor is seized and redistributed.
The result is everybody is poor and miserable, except the ruling elite which has made sure it gets the lion’s portion.
Agreed.
Sad but true.
Exactly, she’s nothing but a hypocrite.
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