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Line 51: ===Political opinions=== Shortly after the publication of his first book, Jones asserted that he "was one of the few commentators" during ~~that turbulent week [referencing~~ the [[2011 England riots]]~~<nowiki>]</nowiki>~~ who was "asked to challenge the dominant narrative that this was mindless criminality, end of story", and criticised how the aftermath was used to demonise working-class youth unjustly.<ref name=Indyriots>{{cite news\|last1=Jones\|first1=Owen\|title=Owen Jones: Why 'chavs' were the riots’ scapegoats\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/owen-jones-why-chavs-were-the-riots-scapegoats-7697824.html\|accessdate=12 January 2016\|work=The Independent\|date=30 April 2012}}</ref> Jones said that he believed the riots were being "manipulated by the government."<ref name="RTriots2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.rt.com/news/owen-jones-uk-unrest-975-70839-839/\|title=Riots played right into British govt's hands\|date=23 August 2011\|work=RT International\|accessdate=12 January 2016}}</ref> In August 2012, Jones criticised [[American exceptionalism]] and U.S. military power in an article for ''[[The Independent]].'' In 2017 he also criticised the U.S.' involvement in interfering with the internal affairs of foreign countries, juxtaposing it with Russia's alleged interference in the [[United States presidential election, 2016\|2016 U.S. presidential election.]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/05/americans-spot-election-meddling-doing-years-vladimir-putin-donald-trump\|title=Americans can spot election meddling because they’ve been doing it for years\|last=Jones\|first=Owen\|date=5 January 2017\|work=The Guardian\|accessdate=7 January 2017}}</ref>

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