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Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil protesters - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[โ€“] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. The key there is "important to the rich," not "important to humanity." Break all the rich people's toys, make some noise. Go sabotage a SpaceX rocket or something.

But the fact that I'm focused on the act despite being effectively on their side means a ton of other people who aren't on their side are too, and I can almost guarantee they can't see past the act to really grasp the impetus behind it.

[โ€“] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

You think the Louvre and what's inside isn't important to rich people? Stonehenge isn't important to rich people?

You and me shouldn't give a fuck that these things get destroyed because if things keep going the way they are there won't be any humans from the working class to enjoy them anymore in a century, so what's the point of preserving them in the first place?

Destroy all that shit so people have to face the fact that our governments and rich people are ready to spend billions to restore a church in Paris while people in the same city are starving.