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sarisataka

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50. Perhaps some thought should be put

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #46)

Thu Jun 15, 2023, 01:09 PM

Jun 2023

Towards the question:

'Why are socially concerned activists doing the same things as insane people and terrorists?'

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Environment activists smear red paint on Monet artwork at Stockholm museum (the protective glass) [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 OP

I cannot understand this. Monet was such a gentle man with nature. He built Giverney so he could CTyankee Jun 2023 #1

Probably why they chose this piece.... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #6

Odd to me, but perhaps that was their message. I wonder what he would have thought... CTyankee Jun 2023 #18

What he would of thought... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #21

They've done this same thing to multiple pieces Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #24

Yes.... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #27

Willing to bet most people never get to googling "restore wetlands"... brooklynite Jun 2023 #57

Bingo Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #96

As effing useless as PETA "activists" -- only 1,000 times worse Hekate Jun 2023 #2

"Worse"... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #7

Do you remember when a man took a hammer to The Pieta? One of the most glorious marble Hekate Jun 2023 #45

Are we discussing... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #46

Perhaps some thought should be put sarisataka Jun 2023 #50

They are obviously... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #54

There have been works damaged sarisataka Jun 2023 #60

I've been active for causes I care about most of my life, & have never associated with violence Hekate Jun 2023 #59

I'm absolutely anti-violence... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #67

As in their misguided ham fisted idiotic approach does massive damage to their own cause Amishman Jun 2023 #48

A question... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #55

Other means have worked better, before and since. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Ralph Nader's... Hekate Jun 2023 #61

I emphatically do not advocate violence... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #68

Yes, you do, and you have throughout all your contributions to this thread. Don't be coy. Hekate Jun 2023 #78

I HAVE NEVER ENDORSED VIOLENCE IN THIS THREAD OR ANY OTHER. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #84

But yet, here you are defending these 2 dumbasses violent actions. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #95

I don't consider smearing glass with paint to be violent. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #100

LOL MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #103

The law considers painting glass as violence? Think. Again. Jun 2023 #106

Yes, it's called defacing. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #109

Criminal Damage is a crime... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #114

What do you call attempting to deface a historic piece of artwork? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #117

Violence can be commited against things? Think. Again. Jun 2023 #120

What fucking country do you live in? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #123

I stand corrected, again.... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #127

Thank you. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #128

And thank you for a lively conversation... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #131

And thank you for keeping it civil. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #132

I'm really impressed Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #134

well thank YOU! Think. Again. Jun 2023 #138

But you endorse their attempt to deface the art, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #80

YES I CAN. THE GLASS WAS THERE. THEY KNEW IT WAS THERE. THEY COULD SEE IT WAS THERE. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #85

So what if they could see it, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #88

How could they have intended for the paint to get thru glass? Think. Again. Jun 2023 #90

That's the point I'm making, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #93

I know they were not intending to get paint on the art... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #98

Again, you don't know that for certain. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #101

I don't consider smearing paint on glass as violence. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #104

What you consider is irrelevant to the law. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #107

of course I do. it is impossible to get paint thru glass. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #108

Whoosh, right over your head. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #112

you seriously think they believed the paint would go thru glass? Think. Again. Jun 2023 #115

Once again, you have no idea what these 2 assholes believed. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #119

Thank you MCE for your contribution to this thread, by the way.... Hekate Jun 2023 #124

It would seem so. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #126

"Hobby"? That's remarkably insulting. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #133

Okay Hekate Jun 2023 #139

How? Personal communications? Also, if this "bunch of conversations" seems strange to you... Hekate Jun 2023 #110

But you think that paint goes thru glass... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #116

The frames are part of the art. But as long as you change the subject, I notice you certainly are ... Hekate Jun 2023 #121

Very interesting indeed. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #125

As I said, PETA walks a tightrope Amishman Jun 2023 #62

Nothing has been defaced. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #69

Can you prove that this wasn't the intent? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #76

YES. THERE IS GLASS IN FRONT OF IT. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #83

So, IOW, you can't with 100% certainty guarantee that these 2 dumbasses MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #86

Yes. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR PAINT TO GET THRU GLASS Think. Again. Jun 2023 #94

And, here you are again defending these 2 dumbasses violence against this art MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #97

I don't consider smearing paint on glass to be violence. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #102

I don't give a damn what YOU consider, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #105

I highly doubt they will be charged with a crime of violence. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #111

Again, you don't know that. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #113

Correct, but since no violence was committed I am assuming that. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #118

Wow!!!! MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #122

Pretty much Johonny Jun 2023 #38

Not this kind of shit again... sakabatou Jun 2023 #3

? Think. Again. Jun 2023 #8

It doesn't bother me, I just find it stupid. sakabatou Jun 2023 #10

And this helps the cause of climate change how???????? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #4

There is... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #11

We've had this argument Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #25

No, you're wrong, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #28

Do you support this also to raise public awareness? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #29

We are discussing... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #47

It is not a harmless publicity stunt, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #65

Negative publicity is Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #135

A few more irreplaceable art treasures to go... BlueCheeseAgain Jun 2023 #5

You just proved their point.... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #12

Incorrect sarisataka Jun 2023 #37

Thanks for saving me the trouble of debunking that... Hugin Jun 2023 #41

I stand corrected... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #49

Stupid fools achieving the opposite of what they claim their goal is. Raine Jun 2023 #9

If paint on glass sickens you... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #13

The TACTIC they're using is sickening, nothing of substance has come from it but turning people off Raine Jun 2023 #17

There's no doubt... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #22

Who says that we can't be upset about both? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #32

"Many people are discussing their action" brooklynite Jun 2023 #58

well actually... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #70

Hmmm Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #136

Agree Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #26

I guess I just don't understand.... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #51

I guess what's upsetting is the fact that you don't get what the intent is... MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #66

There was obviously no intent or attempt... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #71

Were you there? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #75

I KNOW THEY COULD NOT HAVE INTENDED TO PUT PAINT ON ART THAT HAS GLASS PROTECTING Think. Again. Jun 2023 #87

Unless you were there and personally know them and what there intent was, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #91

What's the point? Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #99

My deepest gratitude to the activists. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #14

Lovely painting canetoad Jun 2023 #15

You would think they would be more bright Snooper9 Jun 2023 #16

They do it to get the publicity. No-one cares about the protests that block traffic. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #19

Well, I'm a DU oldtimer and I do! CTyankee Jun 2023 #30

How much of a mark did the Dartford protests make on DU, or American media? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #31

We seem to be having this conversation about the art, not the Dartford protests here. CTyankee Jun 2023 #34

That's my point. The sub-thread started with a suggestion "why don't they block roads instead ... muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #35

Well, it IS a very famous artist whose art is being attacked. Monet is loved and known by a lot more CTyankee Jun 2023 #36

Monet... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #52

Um...whut? CTyankee Jun 2023 #64

You said... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #72

Are you saying this wasn't the intent of these dumbasses? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #77

YES. THE PROOF IS THAT THERE WAS GLASS PROTECTING IT. Think. Again. Jun 2023 #89

Wrong, again, you don't know for certain what their actual intent was. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #92

Of course not. CTyankee Jun 2023 #79

They do get publicity- sarisataka Jun 2023 #40

Just Stop Oil publicised that the British government plans to grant new drilling permits muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #42

Much like PETA sarisataka Jun 2023 #43

perhaps... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #73

.... MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #81

I guess... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #23

Finger painting and glue. betsuni Jun 2023 #20

Their actions don't help LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #33

Good AntivaxHunters Jun 2023 #39

We need to act fast Dorian Gray Jun 2023 #137

I can't believe people still think even bad attention serves their purpose. ripcord Jun 2023 #44

Assholes. NNadir Jun 2023 #53

What morons MustLoveBeagles Jun 2023 #56

No attempt was made to destroy the art... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #74

You do not know that, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #82

if they intended to damage the art... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #129

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #130

They "got people talking," alright. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2023 #63