Looting and ruling

Looting is short term, sporadic ruling
Ruling is long term, systematic looting 

Looters are rulers in training 
Rulers are looters in graduation

Looters rule with street violence
Rulers loot with state violence 

Looters terrorize the public to reinforce rulers 

Rulers rein in the public to protect looters

Looting is the precursor to ruling 

Ruling is the ultimate goal from looting