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These protests are fantastic. They're keeping it in the public consciousness, doing effectively no damage since the art is all behind glass (beyond probably bei

These protests are fantastic. They're keeping it in the public consciousness, doing effectively no damage since the art is all behind glass (beyond probably being incredibly annoying to the museum workers, who are likely ideologically aligned anyway), and doing so incredibly efficiently (for the cost of only a bottle of glue, a ride to the museum, and maybe bail). Point to any social issue and protests are divided into those that nobody pays attention to, and those which people disagree with the methods of. The world is at stake, better to be annoying than ignored. Can anyone remember any other climate protests recently? I couldn't when this happened, but I'm sure I'll remember the Van Gogh soup and this Pearl Earring incident longer than anybody remembered the guy who burned himself to death 6 months ago. https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/24/wynn-bruce-climate-change-self-immolation/ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/24/wynn-bruce-climate-cha...

gambiting 4y ago
>> doing effectively no damage since the art is all behind glass There was an interview with the director of the london museum where other attacks took place recently and he said that what these people don't realize is that as a result of this action museum will need to spend few hundred thousand pounds in security over the next few years(hire few extra guards and pay their salaries). It's money which could be used so much better. The damage this does to the museum is huge, even if the painting isn't affected. >>They're keeping it in the public consciousness The only thing they are keeping in public conciousness is how incredible dicks they are being and how their organisation deserves literally zero support.
- malnourish 4y ago
  > The only thing they are keeping in public conciousness Do you have a source for this claim? I see plenty of people, in this post even, who approve of these methods.
  - gambiting 4y ago
    Yeah, and it's so weird to me. Who looks and this and thinks "good for them, go guys"??
    - delecti 4y ago
      You can disagree, but there are lots of reasons listed in this thread to like it.

gambiting 4y ago

>> doing effectively no damage since the art is all behind glass There was an interview with the director of the london museum where other attacks took place recently and he said that what these people don't realize is that as a result of this action museum will need to spend few hundred thousand pounds in security over the next few years(hire few extra guards and pay their salaries). It's money which could be used so much better. The damage this does to the museum is huge, even if the painting isn't affected. >>They're keeping it in the public consciousness The only thing they are keeping in public conciousness is how incredible dicks they are being and how their organisation deserves literally zero support.

malnourish 4y ago
> The only thing they are keeping in public conciousness Do you have a source for this claim? I see plenty of people, in this post even, who approve of these methods.
- gambiting 4y ago
  Yeah, and it's so weird to me. Who looks and this and thinks "good for them, go guys"??
  - delecti 4y ago
    You can disagree, but there are lots of reasons listed in this thread to like it.