The foreigner in the mirror
Let’s first clear our heads a little. The distinction drawn so often between xenophobic attacks and acts of criminality is spurious. Murder, assault and looting -- indisputably criminal acts -- historically have been intrinsic features of pogroms. Opportunism invariably thrives in these frenzies. Similarly, it is unremarkable to point out that there appears to have been a degree of orchestration and organising behind these outrages.
