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Paladin

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7. Trying to normalize the destruction of a great work of art?

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 11:41 AM

Oct 2022

Fuck that shit. And throw those vandalizing cretins in jail, for a long time.

If you're OK with the attempted destruction of one of Van Gogh's most famous works, the question becomes: What are you not OK with? What are your limits? Would the mass murder of those schoolkids in Uvalde TX be justified because "the spectacle is the point," if it was couched as a protest against some cause you find a worthy target?

Shame on Mother Jones for this.

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Here's the Van Gogh Soup Thrower Explaining the Soup Throw. Seems Fine to Me. [View all] RussBLib Oct 2022 OP

Hmmm. I'm rethinking my rush to judgement as I believe in civil disobedience Deuxcents Oct 2022 #1

Cool. Often there is "more to the story" than... RussBLib Oct 2022 #2

Sounds normal to me. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #3

Throwing a can of soup at a $900 million dollar painting is a criminal act. CentralMass Oct 2022 #4

How about throwing a can of soup at a piece of glass? ZZenith Oct 2022 #5

And they are scientists so they know that no damage would happen to the painting. Dysfunctional Oct 2022 #11

But standing on a street corner handing out flyers won't change anything. 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #6

Trying to normalize the destruction of a great work of art? Paladin Oct 2022 #7

I saw this and I'm still a no. MurrayDelph Oct 2022 #8

There's a hundred other ways to get the same kind of attention.. Chakaconcarne Oct 2022 #9

Minimal damage? Pahleeze! Beastly Boy Oct 2022 #10