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		psychphysic on Nov 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan Invariably people will blame BLM there's a lot of latent disgruntlement.

nverno on Nov 25, 2022 [–]

People love simple explanations. BLM obviously wasn't a causal factor, but general mayhem/disorder certainly facilitated things like shoplifting. There were a lot of people doing what sublime did back in '92 [1].

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ttchToDa7Y

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