It's a statement about how we are destroying our heritage, our history, and our future.
It makes people think about a world without the famous works of art which tether us to our past, to highlight how far adrift we are now.
It makes people think about a world without the famous works of art which tether us to our past, to highlight how far adrift we are now.
proceeds to destroy heritage
Idiotic hypocrites.
The symbolism's still shit though.
(Also no works of art were actually damaged. But I still think it's important to note how much this upsets you, but general ruining of the earth doesn't seem to)
Sir or madam, it is quite possible to be upset about two things at the same time; thank you.
The whole point I take from it is that it is an attempt to raise awareness through "if you're upset about this, there's no excuse for you not to be upset about that"
If you're already in the loop on climate change and what's ahead of us - yeah, all that's left for you in this act is to be upset about the act itself.
I wish it wasn't necessary do stuff like this, but I am not at all certain anymore that it isn't.
If warning government officials does nothing, and warning the public does nothing, and scientists urging for action does nothing, and presenting reports and articles does nothing, and hanging up banners and buying ads does nothing, and protesting in front of government buildings does nothing, and protesting in front of "big oil" HQs does nothing, and protesting in the streets does nothing, and children skipping schools to protest does nothing, and throughout all this, voting does nothing because there are still not enough people that care enough about these issues, and politicians still take steps to make things worse, what's left to do?
What's the next step?
I don't know anymore. I'm sure others feel the same way, which is why I'm not surprised desperate and hard to reason about acts like this end up happening.
The painting is ours; it's concrete, and something beautiful threatened by chaotic, lawless vandalism. That some vague 'humanity', or a potential threat to some distant country in some distant future is more important than that will appear obvious only to the group with the reduced set of moral foundations.
I see this fundamental flaw in reasoning frequently in "Activist" culture. Desiring that The Action lead to The Greater Good doesn't change the fact that, today 27 October 2022, we have a damaged painting but no policy change.
But we don't have to destroy the art, in addition to the effects of climate change.
The elephant in the room.
There's something that may be worth a moment of introspection, and a reconsideration of where you want to devote your energies.
These events are a nothingburger, if you care enough to be outraged by them, you should probably be many, many orders of magnitude more outraged by what they are protesting.
Is this point made by the activists, in your observation of these events? None of the Headline News articles mention that intention.