Such action was largely condoned by the unionist leadership and abetted by state forces. This was tolerated if not condoned by their American sponsors such as the CIA. Loesch defended the ad, saying that it condemned rather than condoned violence. Looting was never condoned by Allied forces, and perpetrators were punished. Many others, however, implicitly or explicitly condoned them. They contended that government officials in Cuba condoned such mistaken classifications. The practice of female infanticide was far from wholly condoned in China. Slavery was customary in antiquity, and it is condoned by the Torah. Layton claimed that it condoned domestic violence. Some abolitionists argue that retribution is simply revenge and cannot be condoned. Resort to violence is not condoned by styling it revolution. Since Fairbank rejected revolution, he condoned imperialism. Critics on the left describe her as divisive and claim she condoned greed and selfishness. Not all the men condoned such behavior. Ong said that Yee's actions could "generate social unrest" and should not be condoned.