• Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    I just don’t get why they would target a van gogh painting. Because it was made with oil based paints?

    Why not target something that’s actually relevant to the oil industry? Like a Exxon mobil office or plane or something?

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      10 hours ago

      Because if they did you wouldn’t be pissed off by it making a comment.

      Scientists and activists have been drawing our attention to climate change since the 80’s, it doesn’t seem to be working so might as well try something else.

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      16 hours ago

      To draw attention to the climate crisis because direct action against those responsible tends to be met with a media blackout, and they need to prompt conversation to get the public on-side.

      You think a painting will be relevant when we wipe out the majority of life on earth?

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        15 hours ago

        Yeah?

        Look at all the art we dig up from ancient Rome and even cave paintings that tell us so much about humanity and our history.

        In 1000-2000 years after society collapses from climate change and archeology gets back in business finding these paintings and other artworks will be incredibly important.

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          13 hours ago

          The fall of an empire is not the same as the literal apocalypse - it’s important that you understand that.

          I don’t value billions of people’s lives and the existence of tens of thousands of species over wiping some soup off a pane of glass (not even the fucking painting), and find it disturbing that you appear to.