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Are you American? Freedom means the ability to do what you want. It doesn't mean owning guns.
by direwolf20 10mo ago
Are you American? Freedom means the ability to do what you want. It doesn't mean owning guns.
- ZpJuUuNaQ5 10mo ago>Are you American? Freedom means the ability to do what you want. It doesn't mean owning guns. No, I am not, and I haven't mentioned guns or even hinted at the topic. Do whatever you want, but trying to purposefully destroy and smear the environment around you and claim it's an expression of freedom is ridiculous. It's just malicious, disgusting behavior that helps no one, serves no cause and has nothing to do with freedom.
- recursive 10mo agoI don't think most graffiti writers are trying to destroy their environment.
- nmeofthestate 10mo agoI'm not American, but I doubt being pro-graffiti is a universal American value. I suspect many Americans aren't that into it, given it makes the place look bad. Many Americans might think instead that you should only deface things you own.
- direwolf20 10mo agoI think it makes the place look like a place where people are free and not oppressed, which is nice.
- lostdog 10mo agoThey are oppressed by their neighbors, who can scribble all over their home without consequences. Have you had to clean off graffiti?
- direwolf20 9mo agoWhy would I have to clean it off?
- baud147258 9mo agobecause you find it ugly? Because the city/HOA is asking? Because it's a political message you don't agree with (or don't want your house to get burned for it)?
- direwolf20 9mo agoSo I have problems with the government but I blame graffitiers?
- baud147258 9mo agoBecause if graffitiers didn't degrade your property, you wouldn't have to clean after them?
- komali2 9mo agoAs a renter, graffiti is great for me, it keeps property values down which keeps rent lower. And given that I don't aesthetically give a shit about it, it's win/neutral for me.
- socalgal2 10mo agoI'm surprised you don't understand it. Put your money where your mouth is. Let me come over and tag all your property.
- komali2 10mo agoYou would be doing so alongside tens of other artists, and then after a month or so I would whitewash the wall, and everyone would start up all over again. Such is street art. Kinda beautiful, how much effort people put into art they know will be gone or changed possibly within a couple days.