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> Shameful that something so harmless is immediately covered up (quite literally) because it challenges the state. Playing devil's advocate here, but would hav

> Shameful that something so harmless is immediately covered up (quite literally) because it challenges the state. Playing devil's advocate here, but would have they done differently with an other bust? maybe it's just forbidden to put a statue in a park without authorization.

rglover 12y ago
Good question. Actually, I'd love to see what happens if someone takes the same exact concept but instead of Snowden or a political figure, they take the bust of Mickey Mouse. Bonus points for a Vine of them covering it up while kids cry in the background.
- anon808 12y ago
  Or how about an illegal bust of George Washington.
  - fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
    The terrorist?
    - krapp 12y ago
      freedom fighter.
      - fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
        I guess you're not British.
        krapp 12y ago
        That Tree of Liberty wasn't going to water itself...
  - pharke 12y ago
    It'd probably hit the news with the headline: "Anonymous benefactor donates $30k statue to city park"
njharman 12y ago
You don't cover over forbidden things, only embarrassing things. That is the scary part, although not new. Is the authorities deeming information and political statements as dangerous and needing to be censored. Make sure more people don't hear about this and start asking questions like why do some people venerate as a here, this guy the government says is a traitor.
- sigzero 12y ago
  "You don't cover over forbidden things, only embarrassing things." What? Wrong. That's just silly. Really it is.
Tiktaalik 12y ago
Someone put up a naked devil statue in a Vancouver park. It was removed pretty briskly. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/petitions-call-for-return-of-naked-penis-satan-after-vancouver-removes-lewd-statue-from-park http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/petitions-call-for-...
- pharke 12y ago
  A naked devil grabbing his very erect penis. I can understand why some people may find that offensive but I personally wouldn't be any more offended by it than I was by the peeing "swordfight" statue at the Franz Kafka museum in Prague (with moving hips and penises no less) [1] Art comes in all forms, including the goat f*cking variety [2] but that's another dimension of this argument that you aren't arguing against so I won't delve into it here. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5lzZP36xVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5lzZP36xVE [2] http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130419-the-shock-of-the-old http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130419-the-shock-of-the-o...

rglover 12y ago

Good question. Actually, I'd love to see what happens if someone takes the same exact concept but instead of Snowden or a political figure, they take the bust of Mickey Mouse. Bonus points for a Vine of them covering it up while kids cry in the background.

anon808 12y ago
Or how about an illegal bust of George Washington.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
  The terrorist?
  - krapp 12y ago
    freedom fighter.
    - fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
      I guess you're not British.
      - krapp 12y ago
        That Tree of Liberty wasn't going to water itself...
- pharke 12y ago
  It'd probably hit the news with the headline: "Anonymous benefactor donates $30k statue to city park"

njharman 12y ago

You don't cover over forbidden things, only embarrassing things. That is the scary part, although not new. Is the authorities deeming information and political statements as dangerous and needing to be censored. Make sure more people don't hear about this and start asking questions like why do some people venerate as a here, this guy the government says is a traitor.

sigzero 12y ago
"You don't cover over forbidden things, only embarrassing things." What? Wrong. That's just silly. Really it is.

Tiktaalik 12y ago

Someone put up a naked devil statue in a Vancouver park. It was removed pretty briskly. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/petitions-call-for-return-of-naked-penis-satan-after-vancouver-removes-lewd-statue-from-park http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/petitions-call-for-...

pharke 12y ago
A naked devil grabbing his very erect penis. I can understand why some people may find that offensive but I personally wouldn't be any more offended by it than I was by the peeing "swordfight" statue at the Franz Kafka museum in Prague (with moving hips and penises no less) [1] Art comes in all forms, including the goat f*cking variety [2] but that's another dimension of this argument that you aren't arguing against so I won't delve into it here. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5lzZP36xVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5lzZP36xVE [2] http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130419-the-shock-of-the-old http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130419-the-shock-of-the-o...